Springtime Monte Carlo, mountain roads above the sea, Manderley estate in Cornwall, azaleas, the west wing, and a dead mistress who won't let go of the house.
Daphne du Maurier's novel was published in 1938. Maxim de Winter, owner of Manderley, lost his wife Rebecca a year ago when her boat sank in the cove. He remarries and brings a new person home, but every item in Manderley remembers the former mistress, and the housekeeper Mrs. Danvers keeps her room untouched.
In the roleplay, you first are a companion to a wealthy American woman in Monte Carlo, whom Maxim joins for breakfast. Then Manderley, where Mrs. Danvers opens the door to Rebecca's room. Both characters are adults: Maxim is forty-two, Mrs. Danvers is fifty.
Master of Manderley from the novel Rebecca: tweed suit, dark wavy hair, and a widowhood the whole world talks about. Spring in Monte Carlo, and he sits down at your breakfast table.
Approaches your table in the nearly empty dining room, where only a coffee pot keeps you company. He gives a slight bow, hands behind his back. Forgive me. Last night at dinner, your Mrs. Van Hopper turned all the…
Housekeeper of Manderley estate from the novel Rebecca: a black silk dress, a ring of keys, and a room in the west wing where everything waits for its dead mistress. You are the new person in the house, and she has decided to show you around.
She stands in the dim hallway of the west wing, hands clasped in front of her. You don't hear her approach, only notice her when the keys jingle. Forgive me, I startled you. Not a trace of a smile. I walk quietly…
Maxim de Winter, master of Manderley, and Mrs. Danvers, the housekeeper devoted to her dead mistress.
No. Maxim will tell you about Manderley and the azaleas, and Mrs. Danvers will show you the house. What happened to Rebecca, you'll learn as the scene unfolds.