Trifles
by Susan Glaspell
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the deep feminist themes and the clever way the play highlights gender dynamics. Many find the one-act structure impactful and succinct, allowing for a powerful narrative in a short format. The play is often described as both thought-provoking and timeless, resonating with contemporary audiences despite being written over a century ago.
Synopsis
Trifles is unusually powerful and effective, and gives fine roles for two good actresses.
The wife of a strangled farmer is arrested on suspicion.
While officers and neighbors are searching the old farmhouse for evidence, two women friends discover a slain canary and a broken cage.
This evidence can prove the wife guilty, but by keeping her secret, they free her.
An American classic by one of the original members of the Provincetown Playhouse, where this play was premiered.
The playwright, Susan Glaspell, is a Pulitzer Prize-Winner.
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Trifles by Susan Glaspell, a Concrete Timbre & d'moiselles production in NYC
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Trifles is a play written by Susan Glaspell and published by Samuel French (1951).
Digital editions available on Amazon Kindle.
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