Women Playing Hamlet
William Missouri Downs
Axis Sally
by Don Nigro
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Synopsis
Axis Sally finds an unhappily married woman playing Ophelia in a workshop.
Her identification with the character's frustration is intensified by her friendship with an old woman playing Lady Macbeth and with a caged animal, Martin Fisher Martin.
Part of The Girlhood Of Shakespeare's Heroines.
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Press Reviews
"Funny... . Plays delightful games with language. . . . A great showcase for young talent."
— Cleveland Plain Dealer
"This is theatre of ideas that assume flesh and blood because the characters are so strong, so indelible and filled with sly humor."
— Akron Beacon Journal
Characters
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SUSAN 30, attractive, intelligent, nervous, and thin. |
Publication
Axis Sally is a comedy play written by Don Nigro and published by Samuel French.
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Fee:Minimum Fee: $90 per performance$55 per short play individually
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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