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The subject of this article is non-canonical.
While created as part of licensed material, it has not been confirmed as part of the "real" Buffyverse continuity.

These Our Actors is a Buffy the Vampire Slayer novel. Written by Ashley McConnell and Dori Koogler, it was originally published in September 2002 by Pocket Books.

Synopsis

CURTAIN CALL

Willow Rosenberg is disappointed when her best friend Buffy, aka the Chosen One, decides to drop drama class in order to concentrate on her Slaying. Willow decides to stick with the class on her own, however, and this once-shy wallflower is pleased to find herself way bitten with the acting bug.

It's no surprise to Buffy and the Scoobs, then, when Willow decides to pitch in with the drama club's latest production. Of course, Sunnydale being Hellmouth Central, Willow soon discovers a link between drama and magick; in fact, many ancient Greek performances were actually invocations to the Gods. Spike, who in his pre-vamp days had been a great patron of the arts, confirms this fact. He also takes an unusual level of interest in Willow's extracurricular activities. When strange paranormal occurrences — and the appearance of a ghost or two — threaten Willow's safety, the witch starts to wonder if it isn't time to exit, stage left...

Summary

Even though Buffy decided to drop drama class to concentrate on her slaying and taking care of Dawn, Willow still decided keep the class on her course list. She becomes engrossed in it, especially when the teacher, Professor Addams, begins discussing about rituals and chants involved in old dramatic works.

Meanwhile, the professor, realizing that Willow has some power of her own, decides to use her for his own ways. He needs to locate a particularly powerful book used to summon the Fates, which he believes is located somewhere in Sunnydale.

In London, 1880, Spike is shunned by Cecily Addams and sired by Drusilla. As a vampire, he decides to take his revenge on Cecily, pretending to have come up in the world, only to reject her when she attempts to apologize for her earlier treatment.

It is eventually revealed that Professor Addams is actually Cecily's father, seeking to summon the fates to gather the magical strength to resurrect his daughter, as he blames himself for her death. In Spike's last meeting with Cecily, the vampire drank her blood, prompting her father to stake her before realizing that Cecily had not been sired. Working with Spike, Willow manages to defeat Addams' plan and banish him for good.

Continuity

The story takes place during Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5.
Willow goes on with her drama classes despite Buffy giving it up, as they discussed in "Real Me".
The novel has Cecily as a mere human who was killed by recently turned Spike ("Fool for Love"), and not the same individual as Halfrek despite their recognition in "Older and Far Away".

Appearances

Individuals

Mr. Addams
Cecily Addams (Only in flashbacks)
Angelus (Only in flashbacks)
Darla (Only in flashbacks)
Drusilla (Only in flashbacks)
Rupert Giles
Alexander Harris
Anya Jenkins
Tara Maclay
Willow Rosenberg
Buffy Summers
Dawn Summers (Only mentioned)
Joyce Summers (Only mentioned)
Spike

Organizations and titles

Species

Locations

Sunnydale

Behind the scenes

Production

The cover features promotional pictures taken for Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6.

International titles

French: Cauchemar d'une fin d'été (Nightmare of a Late Summer)
German: Theater des Grauens (Theater of Horror)

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+|title     = ''These Our Actors''
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-| author      = [[Ashley McConnell]]<br>[[Dori Koogler]]
-| date        = September 2002
+|type      = Novel
+|author    = [[Ashley McConnell]]<br />[[Dori Koogler]]
-| publisher   = [[Pocket Books]]
-| isbn        = 0-7434-5034-5
+|date      = September [[2002]]
-|pages = 320}}
+|pages     = 320
+|publisher = [[Pocket Books]]
+|isbn      = 0743450345
+}}
-'''''These Our Actors''''' was a novel written by [[Ashley McConnell]] and [[Dori Koogler]] based on ''[[Buffy the Vampire Slayer]]''.
+'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer novels|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' novel]]. Written by [[Ashley McConnell]] and [[Dori Koogler]], it was originally published in September [[2002]] by [[Pocket Books]].
-== Synopsis ==
+==Synopsis==
+CURTAIN CALL
-Even though Buffy decided to drop drama class to concentrate on her slaying and taking care of Dawn, Willow still decided keep the class on her course list. She becomes engrossed in it, especially when the teacher, Professor Addams, begins discussing about rituals and chants involved in old dramatic works. Unfortunately, the professor, realizing that Willow has some power of her own, decides to use her for his own ways. He needs to locate a particularly powerful book used to summon the Fates, which he believes is located somewhere in Sunnydale. Meanwhile, this novel also takes us back to the time where Spike was shunned by Cecily Addams and turned into a vampire by Drusilla. Spike, as a vampire, decides to take his revenge on the weak Cecily, pretending to have come up in the world only to reject her when she attempts to apologise for her earlier treatment.
+[[Willow Rosenberg]] is disappointed when her best friend [[Buffy Summers|Buffy]], aka the Chosen One, decides to drop drama class in order to concentrate on her Slaying. Willow decides to stick with the class on her own, however, and this once-shy wallflower is pleased to find herself way bitten with the acting bug.
-It is eventually revealed that Professor Addams is actually Cecily's father, seeking to summon the fates to gather the magical strength to resurrect his daughter; when the two last met, Spike drank Cecily's blood, prompting her father to stake her before realising that Cecily was not yet a vampire. Working with Spike, Willow manages to defeat Addams' plan and banish him for good.
+It's no surprise to Buffy and the [[Scooby Gang|Scoobs]], then, when Willow decides to pitch in with the drama club's latest production. Of course, [[Sunnydale]] being [[Hellmouth]] Central, Willow soon discovers a link between drama and [[magic]]k; in fact, many ancient Greek performances were actually invocations to the [[higher being|Gods]]. [[Spike]], who in his pre-[[vampire|vamp]] days had been a great patron of the arts, confirms this fact. He also takes an unusual level of interest in Willow's extracurricular activities. When strange paranormal occurrences — and the appearance of a [[ghost]] or two — threaten Willow's safety, the [[witch]] starts to wonder if it isn't time to exit, stage left...
-== Appearances ==
-*[[Buffy Summers]]
+==Summary==
-*[[Joyce Summers]]
+Even though Buffy decided to drop drama class to concentrate on her slaying and taking care of [[Dawn Summers|Dawn]], Willow still decided keep the class on her course list. She becomes engrossed in it, especially when the teacher, Professor Addams, begins discussing about rituals and chants involved in old dramatic works.
+Meanwhile, the professor, realizing that Willow has some power of her own, decides to use her for his own ways. He needs to locate a particularly powerful book used to summon the Fates, which he believes is located somewhere in Sunnydale.
+In London, 1880, Spike is shunned by [[Halfrek|Cecily Addams]] and [[sire]]d by [[Drusilla]]. As a vampire, he decides to take his revenge on Cecily, pretending to have come up in the world, only to reject her when she attempts to apologize for her earlier treatment.
+It is eventually revealed that Professor Addams is actually Cecily's father, seeking to summon the fates to gather the magical strength to resurrect his daughter, as he blames himself for her death. In Spike's last meeting with Cecily, the vampire drank her [[blood]], prompting her father to [[stake]] her before realizing that Cecily had not been sired. Working with Spike, Willow manages to defeat Addams' plan and banish him for good.
+==Continuity==
+*The story takes place during [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 5|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 5]].
+*Willow goes on with her drama classes despite Buffy giving it up, as they discussed in "[[Real Me]]".
+*The novel has Cecily as a mere human who was killed by recently turned Spike ("[[Fool for Love]]"), and not the same individual as Halfrek despite their recognition in "[[Older and Far Away]]".
+==Appearances==
+===Individuals===
+*Mr. Addams
+*[[Halfrek|Cecily Addams]] {{FBO}}
+*[[Angel]]us {{FBO}}
+*[[Darla]] {{FBO}}
+*[[Drusilla]] {{FBO}}
 *[[Rupert Giles]]
-*[[Xander Harris]]
+*[[Alexander Harris]]
 *[[Anya Jenkins]]
-*[[Dawn Summers]]
-*[[Spike]]
-*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
 *[[Tara Maclay]]
+*[[Willow Rosenberg]]
+*[[Buffy Summers]]
+*[[Dawn Summers]] {{Om}}
+*[[Joyce Summers]] {{Om}}
+*[[Spike]]
+===Organizations and titles===
+*[[Scooby Gang]]
+*[[Slayer]]
+===Species===
+*[[Human]]
+*[[Vampire]]
+===Locations===
+*[[Sunnydale]]
+==Behind the scenes==
+===Production===
+*The cover features promotional pictures taken for [[Buffy the Vampire Slayer season 6|''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' season 6]].
+===International titles===
+*'''French:''' ''Cauchemar d'une fin d'été'' (Nightmare of a Late Summer)
+*'''German:''' ''Theater des Grauens'' (Theater of Horror)
+==Gallery==
-==Behind the Scenes==
+<gallery captionalign="center">
-*Tagline: 'Evil is set for an encore'.
+These Our Actors FR.jpg|Cover in France
+These Our Actors GE.jpg|Cover in Germany
+</gallery>
+[[fr:Cauchemar d'une fin d'été]]
-*William's mother asked him if his love interest was "the Underwood girl", he denied this and stated that "he wouldn't presume."<ref>"[[Lies My Parents Told Me]]"</ref> Assuming Spike's mother was talking about Cecily, some fans believed "Underwood" was the surname of Cecily. Whilst others, used "Addams" as the surname given in this book. It is possible, however, that one name or the other could be her ''middle'' name, or that one or both was an alias.
-== References ==
-<small><references/></small>
 [[Category:Buffy novels]]