George Washington Never Slept Here is the story of a romantic triangle played against the backdrop of a progress versus preservation battle in a small town in New England. Part romantic comedy, part political satire, the show has had a long and bumpy road to completion.
The story begins with a rehearsal for the annual 4th of July Pageant in the fictional town of Merryville. The event organizer, Linda Parker, is the attractive but headstrong librarian of the town. The “highlight” of the event each year is a reenactment of something known affectionately as “Benson’s Blunder” the town’s only brush with the American Revolution. Rising to object to the ritualistic perpetuation of this embarrassing piece of local history is an ambitious businessman named Kent Kingman. He dreams of dragging the sleepy town out of its peaceful slumber and into the future. Kent and Linda, once high school sweethearts, are now bitter rivals in a tug-of-war over the future of Merryville.
Kent’s plans for renovating the town call for vast and sweeping changes, but Robert, his new business partner and Linda’s current boyfriend, convinces him to take smaller steps in an effort to win the “hearts and minds” of the people. Soon Merryville is on the road to becoming a Colonial American tourist trap and Robert and Linda are at odds.
As time passes, the civic war continues to be waged but Kent and Linda begin to rekindle their dormant passion, complicating things even more for all parties concerned. When Kent announces his master plan to build an American History theme park things come to a head and the stage is set for a final showdown.
