The Alchemist at OrangeMite Studios

The Alchemist is a satirical comedy written by Ben Jonson in 1610. The story takes place during an outbreak of the bubonic plague where Jeremy, a servant, goes by the alias Face. His Master, Lovewit, has fled during the outbreak and left Face in charge of his home. During his absence, Face employs the help of some friends—Subtle, a fraudulent alchemist, and Dol, a fellow criminal associate— to run a corrupt operation out of his master’s house.  

They scam the local townspeople by making false promises of success through the mystical powers of the notable philosopher’s stone. However, all starts to go awry when the trio’s victims begin to catch on to their lies and go to the police looking for justice, leaving the con artists to find a way out of their predicament!

Approx show runtime: 90 min.

Authors

• Ben Johnson
• Ben Jonson