Hillary
by Wendy Weiner

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90 mins Flexible Cast Size Unit Set/Multiple Settings American Comedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: Athena, the Greek goddess of wisdom, and Aphrodite, the Greek goddess of love, have been at war since time immemorial.

When a young girl named Hillary Rodham devotes herself to Athena alone, Aphrodite takes revenge by having her fall in

Press Reviews

"HILLARY is that all-too-rare political play that merrily ignores all the expectations and opinions around it. Far from whipping the dead horse of the Clinton campaign, Wendy Weiner's clever dissection of the woman who would be president offers a refreshingly funny and unexpected interpretation of HRC's life in politics by taking the form of a Greek tragedy…who'd have thought we'd be sorry to see the show end?“ —Variety. ”Surprisingly—and eerily—the Greek-tragedy conceit works well with this epic figure…Weiner does an impressive job of mining the media detritus of the Clinton years—the stained dress, the Starr Report, Bill's penchant for fast food—for the right materials to paint a portrait that is both loving and lacerating.“ —The New Yorker. ”The play merges elements of Greek tragedy (including a chorus) with real-life events to create a screwball version of recent history. It works remarkably well…It feels fresh at the same time that it feels like a flashback…The laughs come stea"

— NYTheatre

Publication

Year 2009
Binding Paperback
Pages 72
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822223757
ISBN-10 0822223759
LCCN 2011380853
LCC MLCS 2011/40361 (P)

Hillary is a American comedy play written by Wendy Weiner and published by Dramatists Play Service in New York (2009).

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