A SAMUEL FRENCH, LTD. TITLE
Hello From Bertha
10 Minute Play, Drama / 4f
A part of the collection 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays.
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Cast Size
4f -
Duration
10 minutes -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
Bertha is a prostitute on the verge of being evicted from a low-class bordello. In a series of delusions she revisits her past loves while slipping toward disease and death.
A part of the collection 27 Wagons Full of Cotton and Other Plays.
History
Hello from Bertha premiered on television on the PBS program "Play of the Week: Four Plays by Tennessee" in 1961.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
- Setting A bedroom in the red light district of East St. Louis.
- Duration 10 minutes
Media
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Licensing & Materials
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Authors
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