The Red Lamp
(A One-Act Play)
Adapted by Jeff Siamon

The Red Lamp by Hilliard Booth was chosen to be performed as the grand opening of the Oso Soldiers Hall 100 years ago, in the summer of 1922, so what better play could we choose to honour our new venue and mark our return from COVID.
xxxIt is a lively farce, set in the suburban Toronto of one hundred years ago revolving around missed signals, coming of age (and all that goes with it!) and old and new love. Some themes are timeless!
xxxAunt Matilda fruitlessly tries to control her nephew Harold's dreams of world travel and her young niece Alice Deering's dreams of romance with Archie Clarke a young lawyer with high hopes.
xxxJunior is a rough and tumble man who is not too bright and looking for a bite to eat, while Annie O'Shane is a maid at the Deering's residence who is in Alice's corner. Bill Worth is a traveller with a surprise, looking to get by for the day and get a break on tomorrow ( as well as steal a few things).
xxxThe red lamp itself acts as a symbol of three people's plans, from small to life changing and mayhem ensues when the signals are crossed. Annette adds a touch of madness as a woman who had it all and lost it all.