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A Narrow Bed
by Ellen Mclaughlin
Synopsis
Drama
Characters: 2 male 3 female Combination interior and exterior set.
Loved by audiences and critics nationwide this compassionate and reflective play about two women coping with loneliness and loss was also successfully presented Off Broadway.
The women are the last members of a rural commune founded in the 60's.
One's husband was killed in Vietnam and she still clings to his memory.
The other's wisecracking husband is hospitalized and dying.
Both women find the
Press Reviews
"McLaughlin is a good writer who writes good talk...the large chunks of soliloquy are interesting and moving. Women will surely love this play...[of] such welcome warmth."
— The New York Post
"A penetrating study of friendship and idealism under stress."
— The New York Times
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2010
Binding Paperback
Edition Acting
Pages 78
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573619304
ISBN-10 0573619301
LCCN 90103897
LCC PS3563.C3837 N37 1988
DCC 812/.54
A Narrow Bed is a American play written by Ellen Mclaughlin and published by Samuel French in New York (2010).
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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