The Simple Truth is a play in development. It’s spine centers Ethelia, the princess of Bonavia - a country victim to the imperialism of Count Orsino’s Illyria. Confronted with the oppression of her people, the grief of her father’s recent death, and her brother’s obsession with power, her failed attempt at justice causes her to challenge her brother to a wrestling match to determine the destiny of the Kingswood...
The Simple Truth is a play in development. It’s spine centers Ethelia, the princess of Bonavia - a country victim to the imperialism of Count Orsino’s Illyria. Confronted with the oppression of her people, the grief of her father’s recent death, and her brother’s obsession with power, her failed attempt at justice causes her to challenge her brother to a wrestling match to determine the destiny of the Kingswood, the fateful forest, high in the interest of all parties. She then flees the palace into the Kingswood where she is received by witches. Provided a spiritual breakthrough, she chooses to confront her brother, dissolve the crown, renounce her power, promising the wealth of her family to be redistributed to the people, therein causing a civil revolutionary war. Her brother physically retaliates against her person (offstage) sending her into a nightmare from which the witches must spiritually retrieve her. Brought back, she returns with the landslide of her people’s favor, unseating her brother, completing her promise of revolution. But will it last?
Through the drama of Bonavia, we follow the exiled Antonio and the agent sent to retrieve him, Callido. Antonio is recalled to Bonavia by Queen Mother Herona to guide the beleaguered young King. On the way he falls in love with the messenger, and lives to protect a long held secret.
