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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 6w, 2m
George Brant
A surprisingly modern and moving comedy about the singular way art and community reveal our boldest selves even in the darkest times.
Image: 2019 Cleveland Play House Production (Roger Mastroianni)
Oberon Play House’s director and leading men are off at war with the Axis. Determined to press on, the director's wife sets out to produce an all-female version of Shakespeare's Henriad, assembling an increasingly unexpected team united in desire, if not actual theatre experience. Together they deliver a delightful celebration of collaboration and persistence when the show must on!
MAGGIE DALTON – White woman in her mid-forties, the talented if untested director; plays the Chorus.CELESTE FIELDING – White woman in her fifties, the diva; plays Henry V and IV.ELLSWORTH SNOW – White man in his sixties, the conservative board president of the Oberon Play House.WINIFRED SNOW – White woman in her fifties, untalented but enthusiastic socialite; plays Falstaff.STUART LASKER – White man in his forties, the quip-ready stage manager; plays Mistress Quickly.IDA GREEN – African-American woman in her thirties, the imaginative costume designer; plays Hotspur.JUNE BENNETT – White woman in her late teens/early twenties, the ingénue; plays the Kates.GRACE RICHARDS – White woman in her late twenties/early thirties, a raw talent; plays Henry IV and V.
Providence, RI. Fall of 1942.
"Entertainingly captures the true meaning of being an American. Delightful and thoroughly engaging." – St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"A gem of a play, one of the sweetest nights of theater you're likely to see...not-to-be-missed." – The Providence Journal "Beyond hysterical...most fun I've had in the theatre in a long time." – The Chautauquan Daily "Hilarious, heartfelt triumph...powerful, but never preachy and as heartwarming as it is fun." – Montgomery Advertiser "An absolute delight...like a breath of fresh air that will leave one smiling like a dope at the end." – BroadwayWorld
George Brant is an award-winning writer for theatre, opera and film. He is the author of over 40 plays, including Grounded (stage play and opera version with music by Jeanine Tesori), Elephant’s Graveyard, Into the Breeches!, Marie and Rosetta, The Prince of Providence (adapt ...