Childhood
by Thornton Wilder

Childhood Book Cover
Childhood Cover

Synopsis

Thornton WilderComedyCharacters: 2 male, 3 female In this provocative, sometimes chilling comedy, Wilder renders a child's-eye view of the grown-up world, as a father, a mother and their three children play a revealing game of make-believe in which the children pretend to be orphans.

Startling truths emerge on both sides, as pretense challenges the family to discard the traditional roles of parent, spouse, child, and sibling--blurring the lines between perception and rea

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 5 total roles, 3 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
2014
ISBN 10
0573620776
ISBN 13
9780573620775
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
32 pages
Language
English
LCC
PS3545.I345
DCC
812.52
Print
Childhood is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in 2014. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573620775 and an ISBN-10 of 0573620776.

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