Laestrygonians
by Don Nigro

Laestrygonians Book Cover
Laestrygonians Cover

Synopsis

Silent film starlet Mary Margaret is alone in her Hollywood bungalow, about to kill herself.

A former Shakespearean stage actor, now a drunken silent movie leading man with a bad reputation, calls on her and tries to convince her to face life.

In the course of their hilarious conflict, images of the actor's past emerge.

His efforts to help Mary Margaret live force him to deal with his own demons and find a way to cope with the terrible secret that eats away at him like the cannibal Laestrygonians in Homer's Odyssey.

Funny and rich in character and language, this powerful and unusual love story, part of the Pendragon series of plays, is rich with great audition monologues and scenes.

Don Nigro's followers will recognize some of the characters from Chronicles, Anima Mundi, Beast with Two Backs, Autumn Leaves and Dramatis Personae--all plays from his series Pendragon Plays

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 6 total roles, 3 female and 3 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
2003
ISBN 10
0573628823
ISBN 13
9780573628825
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
85 pages
Language
English
LCCN
2007407094
LCC
MLCS 2006/45986 (P)
Print
Laestrygonians is a American comedy / farce play written by and published by Samuel French in 2003. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573628825 and an ISBN-10 of 0573628823.
Digital
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