The Belle Of Amherst
by William Luce, Emily Dickinson

Name: The Belle Of Amherst
Brand: William Luce
SKU: 9780822233732
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)

Broadway

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

120 mins 19th Century Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle) Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes American Historical

Synopsis

THE STORY: In her Amherst, Massachusetts home, the reclusive nineteenth-century poet Emily Dickinson recollects her past through her work, her diaries and letters, and a few encounters with significant people in her life.

William Luce’s classic play shows us both the pain and the joy of Dickinson’s secluded life.

Press Reviews

"The play has been skillfully crafted by William Luce… An unforgettable playgoing experience."
— Variety

"Should be seen in every state of Emily’s America."
— Newsweek

"Playwright William Luce has chiseled a perfectly detailed cameo… By some interior kind of magic, Luce has avoided all the pitfalls associated with literary figures brought to life onstage. He has made an Emily so warm, human, loving and lovable that her ultimate vulnerability will break your heart."
— Boston Globe

"A drama of the spirit."
— Philadelphia Inquirer

"Adroitly fashioned by William Luce, so emotionally varied, so cumulatively riveting that it functions just as a full-fledged play does… Vivacious, vigorous, teasingly honest."
— The New York Times