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Eleemosynary
by Lee Blessing
Off-Broadway
Highlights
90 mins 1980s All Women Role(s) for Teen(s) Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes American
Awards & Recognition
Drama Critics Circle
Winner! 1997 Los Angeles Drama Critics Circle Award for Outstanding Writing
Synopsis
THE STORY: Staged with utmost simplicity, using platforms and a few props, the play probes into the delicate relationship of three singular women: the grandmother, Dorothea, who has sought to assert her independence through strong-willed eccentrici
Press Reviews
"A play and a production of a caliber rarely seen on the Philadelphia stage… the language is elegant, witty and carefully wrought."
— Philadelphia City Paper
"A wonderful job of playwriting."
— Minneapolis Star and Tribune
"A funny, perceptive and eloquently written play."
— St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Artie (Artemis) 30s, Dorothea's daughter |
| Echo 16, Dorothea's granddaughter |
| Dorothea 50s, a woman of some means |
Publication
Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1987
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822203544
ISBN-10 0822203545
LCCN 88118797
LCC PS3552.L43 E4 1987
Eleemosynary is a American play written by Lee Blessing and published by Dramatists Play Service (1987).
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $130 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Plus (US) / Standard Plus Add'l Postcodes (UK)
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