Saga Of The Wet Hens
by Jovette Marchessault

Name: Saga Of The Wet Hens
Brand: Jovette Marchessault
SKU: 9780889222137
Rating: 3.4 (13 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Canadian

What readers are saying

Readers find 'Saga Of The Wet Hens' to be an eclectic and unconventional piece that captures the feminist spirit of the 1970s. However, there are mixed feelings regarding its clarity and message, with some expressing confusion over its themes and interpretations.

Eclectic and unconventional presentationStrong feminist themesConfusing messageLacks clarity in expression

Synopsis

One night in the Promised Land of the North of the Americas, at the centre of a fabulous vortex, four women―Laure Conan, Germaine Guèvremont, Gabrielle Roy and Anne Hèbert―meet, and perform six tableaux.

Onstage, the women talk and gallop, they sit and rock; they descend from the heavens like angels, they menstruate, they sing; they bake bread, they eat, they say Mass; they trade secrets, recite poetry, share their hopes and fears, their dreams and private terrors; they look into history, decide to collaborate, they write; they become hens, they support and give birth to each other―and to all women everywhere.

Saga of the Wet Hens is Jovette Marchessault’s first full-length play and a major poetic dramatic literary work.

Cast of 4 women

ThemesImaginary conversations Women--Drama Women--Québec (Province)--Drama Women novelists, French-Canadian--Drama