The Ladies
by Anne Washburn

The Ladies Book Cover
The Ladies Cover

Highlights

90 mins Comedy

Synopsis

Writer Anne Washburn and director Anne Kauffman set out to explore the lives of infamous first ladies Elena Ceausescu, Imelda Marcos, Eva Peron, and Jiang Qing (a.k.a.

Madame Mao).

They met over gin and coffee to discuss their research and left the tape recorder running.

A play about women and power as told through gossip, torch songs, historical analysis, spectacle, and damning transcription.

Publication

Publisher Playscripts

The Ladies is a comedy play written by Anne Washburn and published by Playscripts .

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