Long-forgotten plays of the past, brought to life. http://www.lostplays.com en-us Copyright 2012 Long-forgotten plays of the past, brought to life. At Lost Plays we bring you forgotten plays that once were popular but now, for whatever reason, are no longer performed. Each month we will assemble a group of professional actors to bring a Lost Play to life. Lost Plays lostplays@gmail.com No http://www.lostplays.com/play/our-american-cousin http://www.lostplays.com/play/our-american-cousin <p>Remembered less as a hit comedy and more as a countdown of Abraham Lincoln's final moments, "Our American Cousin" was once one of the most popular plays on both sides of the Atlantic, and featured some of the top stars of 19th century theater.</p> <p>When a distant Yankee relative arrives to claim an old English estate, the loves, lies, and loyalties that swirl about an aristocratic family undergo an American "revolution."</p> <p>Though the play gave American history one of its saddest endings, we're pretty sure that Lincoln at least died laughing... or is it too soon?</p> Thu, 01 Apr 2010 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lostplays.com/play/narukami http://www.lostplays.com/play/narukami As part of a dispute he has with the Imperial Palace, Priest Narukami has locked up the Dragon God, which prevents the fall of rain. As the land becomes increasingly barren from drought, Narukami and his acolytes are startled to find a beautiful woman in their mountaintop abode near the waterfall. Upon investigation, they learn that that she is on a pilgrimmage borne of lost love. But her story is not completely told until she enraptures the priest in more ways than one. Tue, 29 Dec 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.lostplays.com/play/the-pilgrim-spirit http://www.lostplays.com/play/the-pilgrim-spirit "Without a doubt, the most colossal theatrical performance of Pilgrim history ever produced," this epic pageant was produced for the 300th anniversary of the landing on Plymouth Rock. Lost Plays revives this deservedly-forgotten misfire just in time for the Thanksgiving season. Fri, 13 Nov 2009 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.lostplays.com/play/the-will http://www.lostplays.com/play/the-will Time tells its tale through the will of a young newlywed couple. As the decades pass and their fortunes change, so do their values. And as the young lovers grow older and further apart, one thing grows larger and larger within them both... assuming, of course, that it was there all along. Tue, 20 Oct 2009 00:00:00 -0600 http://www.lostplays.com/play/the-arabian-powder http://www.lostplays.com/play/the-arabian-powder Polidor is a gentleman who's obsessed with alchemy, much to the chagrin of his household and the scorn of the town. Fox is a rogue whose schemes and scams have seen him run out of every house and town there is. When the two are brought together, each is in pursuit of one big score. And all they need to make it happen is a dash of 'Arabian powder' in this forgotten comedy from 1724, now fondly remembered by LostPlays.com. Thu, 17 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0600