Engaging Shaw
by John Morogiello

Name: Engaging Shaw
Brand: John Morogiello
SKU: 9780573701498
Rating: 3.62 (8 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

120 mins19th CenturyEnsemble CastUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmerican Historical Comedy

Synopsis

He considered himself the superman.

She allowed him to believe it.

Engaging Shaw is the hilarious true story of Irish playwright Bernard Shaw's relationship with wealthy heiress Charlotte Payne-Townshend.

According to her "no man can resist a woman once she has set her sights upon him unless thwarted by another woman."

But confirmed bachelor Shaw may prove to be more than she bargained for.

Can she romance an unromantic man?

Can Shaw reconcile his intellectual theories with emotional re

Press Reviews

"Exactly the type of work that nonprofit theaters dedicated to producing new plays and musicals should be doing - arresting, intellectually stimulating."
— Stephen Wells, The New York Times

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Beatrice Webb 38-40. Sidney’s wife, upper class accent.	female	38-40	38-40. Sidney’s wife, upper class accent.
Bernard Shaw 40-42. An Irish music and drama critic who dabbles in playwriting.	—	40-42	40-42. An Irish music and drama critic who dabbles in playwriting.
Charlotte Payne Townshend 40-42. An heiress from Ireland.	—	40-42	40-42. An heiress from Ireland.
Sidney Webb 38-40. Energetic, short, working class accent, lisp.	—	38-40	38-40. Energetic, short, working class accent, lisp.