Engaging Shaw
by John Morogiello

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Highlights

120 mins 19th Century Ensemble Cast Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American Historical Comedy

Synopsis

He considered himself the superman.

She allowed him to believe it.

Engaging Shaw is the hilarious true story of Irish playwright Bernard Shaw's relationship with wealthy heiress Charlotte Payne-Townshend.

According to her "no man can resist a woman once she has set her sights upon him unless thwarted by another woman."

But confirmed bachelor Shaw may prove to be more than she bargained for.

Can she romance an unromantic man?

Can Shaw reconcile his intellectual theories with emotional re

Press Reviews

"Exactly the type of work that nonprofit theaters dedicated to producing new plays and musicals should be doing - arresting, intellectually stimulating."

— Stephen Wells, The New York Times

Characters

Character
Beatrice Webb

38-40. Sidney’s wife, upper class accent.

Bernard Shaw

40-42. An Irish music and drama critic who dabbles in playwriting.

Charlotte Payne Townshend

40-42. An heiress from Ireland.

Sidney Webb

38-40. Energetic, short, working class accent, lisp.

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
Year 2013
Pages 98
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573701498
ISBN-10 0573701490
LCC PS3613.O75524 E54 2013

Engaging Shaw is a American historical play written by John Morogiello and published by Samuel French (2013).

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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)

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