The Light Years
by Hannah Bos, Oliver Butler, Paul Thureen

Name: The Light Years
Brand: Hannah Bos
SKU: 9780573706516
Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)

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Highlights

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120 mins1930sRole(s) for Asian Actor(s)Unit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesComedy

Synopsis

Behold the Spectatorium: an audacious, visionary 12,000-seat theater designed for the Chicago World’s Fair of 1893 by Steele MacKaye, the now-forgotten theatrical impresario around whom this haunted, forty-year love story spins.

The Light Years is an epic, intimate tale of two families struggling to meet their future, and a spectacular tribute to man’s indomitable spirit of invention.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
1893	—	—	—
STEELE MACKAYE (M - Late 40s/Early 50s) - A famous (but now forgotten) late 19th century theater impresario known for his acting, directing, writing and inventing. He has designed and is building a theater at the 1893 World’s Fair.	male	40s	(M - Late 40s/Early 50s) - A famous (but now forgotten) late 19th century theater impresario known for his acting, directing, writing and inventing. He has designed and is building a theater at the 1893 World’s Fair.
HILARY (M - Mid 30s) - An electrician who works for Steele MacKaye.	—	30s	(M - Mid 30s) - An electrician who works for Steele MacKaye.
ADELINE (F - Early 30s) - A turn-of-the-century spitfire. From a wealthy family. Married to Hillary.	—	30s	(F - Early 30s) - A turn-of-the-century spitfire. From a wealthy family. Married to Hillary.
HONG SLING (M - Mid 30s) - A Chinese laborer working with Hillary.	—	30s	(M - Mid 30s) - A Chinese laborer working with Hillary.
1933RUTH (F - Early 30s) - Bears a striking resemblance to Adeline.	—	30s	(F - Early 30s) - Bears a striking resemblance to Adeline.
LOU (M - Mid 30s) – Ruth’s husband. A jingle writer at the 1933 World’s Fair.	male	30s	(M - Mid 30s) – Ruth’s husband. A jingle writer at the 1933 World’s Fair.
CHARLIE (M) - Ruth and Lou’s 11-year-old son.	male	—	(M) - Ruth and Lou’s 11-year-old son.