Quilters
by Barbara Damashek, Molly Newman

Name: Quilters
Brand: Barbara Damashek
SKU: 9780822209287
Rating: 3.84 (58 reviews)

Broadway

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

120 minsWild WestAll WomenFlexible Cast SizeBare Stage/Simple SetPeriod CostumesAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Tony Award

Winner! 1984 Fringe First Award at the Edinburgh Festival Nominee: 1985 Tony Award for Best Musical Nominee: 1985 Tony Award for Best Original Score: (Music and/or Lyrics) Written for the Theatre Nominee: 1985 Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical Quilters was also recognized by Time Magazine as one of the top ten theatre productions of the year.

What readers are saying

Readers love the heartfelt storytelling and strong female characters in this play, which beautifully weaves together the narratives of women's lives through quilts. Many find it a moving and enriching experience, both for reading and performance, highlighting its impressive music and emotional depth.

Heartwarming storytellingStrong female charactersBeautifully crafted musicSome find it a strange script

Synopsis

Molly Newman and Barbara Damashek, Damashek, Barbara, Newman, Molly

Press Reviews

"Who would have thought that quilts, quilting – quilters – had so much joy and pain, laughter and tears, so much life, beauty and drama in them?"
— Drama-Logue

"An unqualified success, as bright as the colors used in the quilts themselves."
— Hollywood Reporter

"The script is divided loosely into 16 sections or ‘blocks,’ dealing with such themes as childbirth, school days, windmills, courtship, weddings, country roads, religion and even log cabins. At the start of each section, one of the actresses unfolds a piece of quilting, which incorporates that particular concern into its design."
— Washington Post