Amelia (Webb)
by Alex Webb

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Highlights

90 mins American Civil War Era Ensemble Cast Bare Stage/Simple Set Period Costumes

Synopsis

Amelia is a heroic Civil War tale of one woman’s search for her husband across the battlefields of America.

The story culminates at the gates of the notorious Andersonville Prison Camp.

In its two-hander form, Amelia celebrates the inherent theatricality of two bodies on stage creating an epic and vast world.

Characters

Character
Ethan

Union soldier

Mama

Amelia’s mother

Daddy

Amelia’s father

Ben Wyatt

A neighbor

Marie

Amelia’s former schoolmate

Quartermaster

Union supply officer

Corporal Hawkins

Union soldier at Gettysburg

Sawbones

Union doctor at Gettysburg

Horse Thief

Confederate soldier

Samuel

Escaped slave

Dead Eyes

Union soldier

Vermont

Union corpse

Colonel

Severely wounded Union officer

Mrs. Sullivan

Destitute Southern mother

Colonel Binder

Commander of Fort Wagner

Baltimore

Union soldier

Driver

Confederate soldier

Ketcham

Andersonville prisoner, one arm

Morton

Raider at Andersonville

Guard

Guard at Andersonville

Amelia

Pennsylvania farmer

Publication

Publisher Samuel French
ISBN-13 9780573705861
ISBN-10 0573705860

Amelia (Webb) is a play written by Alex Webb and published by Samuel French .

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