The Authentic Life Of Billy The Kid
by Lee Blessing

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Highlights

60 mins1900-1910All MenInterior SetPeriod CostumesAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers find the play skillfully blends history and fiction, raising intriguing questions about the legendary figure of Billy the Kid. It captivates audiences and encourages them to explore the history further.

Clever blending of history and fictionEngaging and thought-provokingSparks interest in historical figuresLeaves some questions unanswered

Synopsis

Set in a one room shack out west at the turn of the last century, this at times funny and at times chilling play concerns Pat Garrett, the man who shot Billy the Kid.

Now, many years after the famous deed, Garrett lives alone with his memories.

Enter the man who wrote the dime novel that immortalized Billy and Garrett.

He brings with him a man who he claims is the real Billy the Kid, now middle aged and very much alive.

Is this man Billy the Kid?

And, if he is then who is Pat Garrett?

Characters

Character
PAT F. GARRETT

57, rancher, ex-sheriff, the man who killed Billy the Kid.

ASHMON UPSON

in his 70s, frontier journalist, ghost writer of Garrett's book, The Authentic Life of Billy the Kid.

JIM P. MILLER

in his late 20s, rancher, methodist deacon, hired killer.

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year2015
BindingPaperback
Edition0
Pages52
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573640278
ISBN-100573640270
LCCN87123996
LCCPS3552.L43 A8 1980

The Authentic Life Of Billy The Kid is a American play written by Lee Blessing and published by Samuel French in New York (2015).

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