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Full-Length Play, Dark Comedy / 5w, 1m
Jen Silverman
Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. Deliciously dark and dangerously desperate, they welcome you to the moors.
Image: 2016 Yale Repertory Theatre Production (Joan Marcus)
Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path. The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility.
The Moors premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT in February 2016 under the direction of Jackson Gay. It then debuted off-Broadway at the Duke on 42nd Street in February 2017.
The 1840s...ish. The bleak moors...of England?
“Truly clever and intelligent. You really ought to see this.” — The New York Times
“The script shines with delicious dark comedy and beautiful lines but never really loses its sense of pastiche even when it enters deeper ground... There is great imagination and intrigue here and it is eminently entertaining, for Brontë fans and beyond.” — The Guardian
“It’s an intriguing vehicle for themes of loneliness, manipulation and mental health. The unsettling gothic vibes are created and well maintained, which is no easy feat.” — The Reviews Hub
“Gorgeously dark, chillingly funny, and a real treat for any Brontë fans.” — West End Best Friend
“Acerbic, funny [...] brilliant stuff. The Moors is first-rate entertainment.” — New Haven Review
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The Moors – Yale Rep Teaser
The Moors – Quote Teaser
Jen Silverman (they/them) is a playwright, novelist and screenwriter. Plays include: The Roommate (Broadway: The Booth Theatre; Regionally: Williamstown Theatre Festival, Actor’s Theatre of Louisville Humana Festival, Steppenwolf, South Coast Repertory Theatre, etc.); Highway ...
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