Eclipsed
by Danai Gurira

Name: Eclipsed
Brand: Danai Gurira
SKU: 9780822224464
Rating: 4.19 (367 reviews)

BroadwayOff-Broadway

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

120 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Black Actor(s)All WomenUnit Set/Multiple SettingsAmerican

Awards & Recognition

Drama Critics CircleDrama Desk AwardLucille Lortel AwardOuter Critics CircleTony Award

Nominee: Six 2016 Tony Awards, including Best Play Winner! 2016 Drama Desk Sam Norkin Award Nominee: 2016 New York Drama Critics’ Circle Award for Best Play Nominee: 2016 Lucille Lortel Award for Outstanding Play Nominee: 2016 Outer Critics Circle Award for Outstanding New Play Winner! 2016 Lilly Award for Outstanding Playwriting Winner! 2010 Helen Hayes Award for Outstanding New Play Winner! 2010 NAACP Theatre Award for Best Playwright (for Eclipsed )

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Eclipsed' a powerful portrayal of Liberian women during the civil war, highlighting the complex roles they navigate for survival. Danai Gurira's writing is praised for its emotional depth and authenticity, making the characters resonate deeply. The play is both heartbreaking and occasionally humorous, capturing the multifaceted experiences of women in wartime.

Emotionally charged storytellingComplex and relatable charactersPowerful exploration of womanhoodHumorous moments amidst tragedySome characters feel like stereotypes

Synopsis

Civil war is raging in Liberia.

Four young women – members of the rebel army – are struggling to survive.

Yet sometimes, the greatest threat comes not from the enemy, but from the brutality of those on your own side.

Winner of the NAACP, Helen Hayes, and Best New Play awards, Eclipsed is a funny, compassionate, and daring new work.

Press Reviews

"A surprisingly vivacious portrait of helplessness, of the entirely human impulse to adapt… conveyed with a lovely authority, at times even a whimsicality. [In this] authentic-feeling production, [Danai Gurira’s] tight-knit kinship with these characters comes across as if she shared the stage with them.” – Washington Post“Stirring and sobering, and funnier than you’d expect… a deeply felt portrait of women in extremis, finding and testing their own strength."
— Washington City Paper

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Helena Late teens/early twenties	—	—	Late teens/early twenties
Bessie Mid-late teens	—	—	Mid-late teens
Maima Mid-late teens	—	—	Mid-late teens
Rita Forties	—	—	Forties
The Girl Fifteen	—	—	Fifteen