INTRODUCTION TO DRAMA

A play by Norman Weinstein

“ARTHUR OF THE LITTLE ROUND TABLE”

Created by:
Siti Nurjanah (2015120010)
Jesi Widayanti (2015120018)
CHARACTERS

1. Arthur Honeycutt, shop’s owner.

2. Penny Honeycutt, Arthur’s wife.
3. Guy Willowtree, missions picker.
4. Harriet Vanderhorst, customer and collector.
5. Marcia Steinhardt, customer and Harriet’s friend.
6. Andrew Cannon, cow bells supplier.
7. Jeffrey Dillsworth, missions dealer and collector.
SYNOPSIS

Arthur Honeycutt and his wife, Penny Honeycutt, openned an antique shop. On
the first day of opening, he met Guy Wilowtree, a man that sold an antique furniture
for thirty five twenties. It turned out that the tabouret was fake when he sold to a
woman named Harriet Vanderhorst. She checked it on an expert Jeffrey Dillsworth.
He said that it was fake. Arthur didn’t like him because he was an arrogant and flirt
with his wife. It was a chaos there, because a guy named Andrew Cannon said that
he shouldn’t believe a guy named Willowtree.
Arthur was beyond mad, he wanted to know the truth about this Willowtree,
but ended up being threatened by him. He also got into a trouble with Dillsworth,
because he didn’t want to sell an antique lamp. Dillsworth was such a tricky person,
he persuade Penny to sell it to him. Arthur who was busy looking after the mystery
piece didn’t know anything until he saw them kissing.
 Everyone except Willowtree was gathering there. Harriet wanted the lamp that
Dillsworth promised, came with her friend Marcia Steinhardt, also Cannon, the
cowbell owner. Unfortunately, Arthur accidentally spilling about the mystery piece,
and Dillsworth was more than determined to get it for himself. After a lot of
argument with Harriet, Dillsworth ended up getting the mystery piece. Without
knowing that Arthur got it from Willowtree, the man that sold the fake tabouriet. It
sold for one fifty thousands. A big amount of money for a fake masterpiece.
No one knew what happened after that, did they realized that it was fake? Or
what happened to Arthur and Dillsworth if it was really fake? You have to guess it by
yourself. –Open ending.
INTRINSIC ELEMENTS OF “ARTHUR
OF THE LITTLE ROUND TABLE”
THEME

Stubbornness leads to a great loss.

SETTING

1. Time;
• Friday the 13th (Act 1/Scene 1).
“ARTHUR: (Over the music and dancing.) A lucky Friday the thirteenth....”
• Saturday morning (Act 1/Scene 2).
“(Joplin’s “A Breeze from Alabama” is playing as lights come up on the shop the
following morning....)”
“ARTHUR: It’s Saturday....”
• In the night (Act 1/Scene 3).
“(Joplin’s “Combination March” fades as lights come up dimly. All is quiet except
for chirping insects. We see a shed, half offstage, in the moonlight....)”
 • Saturday Morning (Act 2/Scene 1).
“(In the shop on Saturday morning,....)”
• Saturday (Act 2/Scene 3).
“(Saturday, after the previous scene.....)”
2. Place
• In the new art and craft shop of Arthur and Penny (Act1/Scene1).
“(.... ARTHUR HONEYCUTT is moving about his small shop in bouncy
step as he adjusts various items. Mission furniture and other Arts and
Crafts pieces such as linens and pottery dominate the scene....)”
• At the backside of Willowtree’s shed (Act 1/Scene 3).
“(.... All is quiet except for chirping insects. We see a shed, half
offstage, in the moonlight. ARTHUR hides behind a bush before
creeping toward the shed, flashlight in hand....)”
• At the Willowtree’s shed (Act 2/Scene 3).
“(.... ARTHUR and WILLOWTREE enter and hold downstage. Upstage,
by WILLOWTREE’S shed, a rope-bound tarpaulin completely covers a
large box-shaped object.)”
3. Atmosphere
 Cheerful
 Funny
 Chaos
 Tense
 Romantic
CHARACTERIZATION

1. Arthur Honeycutt; Innocent, Stubborn, Enthusiastic, Ignorant.

2. Penny Honeycutt; Stubborn, Patient, Mature, Materialistic, Unfaithful.
3. Guy Willowtree; Tricky, Foul-mouthed, Insecure.
4. Harriet Vanderhorst; Arrogant, Narsistic, Selfish, Immature, Spoiled.
5. Marcia Steinhardt; Provocator, Inconsistent.
6. Andrew Cannon; Persistent, Wise, Gentle.
7. Jeffrey Dillsworth; Greedy, Arrogant, Selfish, Flirty.
PLOT

1. Exposition
“ARTHUR: (Over the music and dancing.) A lucky Friday the thirteenth. Our grand
opening! Haven’t been this excited since I told Carlson to shove it.” (Act 1/Scene 1).
2. Conflict
“WILLOWTREE: Thirty-five twenties?... Oh, boy...oh, boy...I don’t know.... Well,
Arthur, tell you what. You owe me one. Yep, you owe me a big one.... She’s yours.
(Takes ARTHUR’S wad of bills.)” (Act 1/Scene 1).
3. Rising Action
“HARRIET: Mr. Honeycutt, in all my years as an Arts and Crafts collector, I have
never been defrauded. And no louse is going to start now! I just knew that!...” (Act
1/Scene 2).
4. Climax
“ARTHUR: (Knocking loudy at the door and yelling from offstage.) Why’s the door
locked? What the hell’s?...” (Act 2/Scene 4).
5. Falling Action
“ARTHUR: (Refusing to shake.) Penny’ll write up an agreement. You come back in
two hours and sign. I assume you’re serious, of course, and if not, well, I’ll be taking
Munson his Dard Hunter.” (Act 2/Scene 4).
6. Resolution
“ARTHUR: As I said, everyone, please stop by again soon as you can. Until then,
goodbye. See you, Dillsworth, in two hours. Okay? (Looking puzzled and mumbling
indistinguishably, MARCIA and DILLSWORTH exit, DILLSWORTH escorting her.)” (Act
2/Scene 4).
IRONY

1. “ARTHUR: (Over the music and dancing.) A lucky Friday the thirteenth. Our
grand opening! Haven’t been this excited since I told Carlson to shove it.”
(Scene 1/Act 1).
2. “ARTHUR: Here, stand right there and give me a boost.” (Act 1/Scene 3).
3. “ARTHUR: Okay. And who knows, Willowtree?... You get around a lot, see a lot
of people...maybe we can help each other look for...you know...the big one.”
(Act 1/Scene 3).
4. “MARCIA: (Rushing over to PENNY, who is still stunned.) Marvelous man, isn’t
he? You know, Miss Penny, not for me to say, but I do think Jeffrey was giving
you a very glad-eye.” (Act 2/Scene 1).
SYMBOLS

1. Mystery piece: A furniture made by Gustav Stickley, a famous furniture

manufacturer.
2. Horses’s ass: A stupid and annoying person.
3. Loony bin: A psychiatric hospital.
4. Alpha: The best.