Little Women (full-length)
by Marisha Chamberlain

Little Women (full-length) Book Cover — Little Women (full-length) Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

105 minsAmerican Civil War EraExpandable CastingFlexible Cast SizeUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod Costumes

Synopsis

Under the guidance of their beloved mother, the four young March sisters – tempestuous Jo, motherly Meg, shy Beth and spoiled baby Amy – struggle to keep their family going while Father is away in the Civil War.

In this beautifully dramatized version of the classic novel, even as turmoil, illness and sibling rivalry cast their shadows, each girl strives to find her true self.

Expanded to a full-length adaptation, Chamberlain’s work brims with heart and passion.

Press Reviews

"Chamberlain has chosen half a dozen or so of the book’s low-key but revelatory incidents, vignettes that define each girl’s character and provide her with a chance to learn... [O]lder kids and adults should relish the flavor and zest of Chamberlain’s adaptation."
— Twin Cities Reader

"From the start of the play to the reunion, Chamberlain has judiciously chosen events that display the personalities and maturation of the March girls... There’s some good, solid dramatic craftsmanship to be seen here...it is a very good representation of Alcott’s book, which was about the best inclinations in humanity and about the importance of family as the source of it all."
— St. Paul Pioneer Press and Dispatch

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
JO	—	—	—
MEG	—	—	—
AMY	—	—	—
BETH	—	—	—
HANNAH	—	—	—
MARMEE	—	—	—
AUNT MARCH	female	—	—
FATHER	—	—	—
OLD MR. LAURENCE	male	—	—
LAURIE	—	—	—
BROOKE Laurie’s tutor	—	—	Laurie’s tutor