The Drunken Sisters
by Thornton Wilder

The Drunken Sisters Book Cover
The Drunken Sisters Cover

Synopsis

The Drunken Sisters is Wilder's satyr play that followed The Alcestiad, his adaptation of the ancient Greek "Alcestis" story.

Apollo ventures into the land of the three sisters of Fate who control the threads of each man's life, and here in disguise he tricks the sisters into releasing their death hold on King Admetus.

His trick: 3 flagons of wine which he declares to be Aphrodite's beauty drink but which make the sisters drunk.

He then foils them with a riddle, releasing the king

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 4 total roles, 3 female and 1 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
2014
ISBN 10
0573621241
ISBN 13
9780573621246
Print Length
19 pages
Language
English
Print
The Drunken Sisters is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in 2014. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573621246 and an ISBN-10 of 0573621241.

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