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The White Whore and the Bit Player

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w

"A scorching death rattle, the last symphonic outcry of a soiled, sequined soul." - The New York Times

The White Whore and the Bit Player

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Experimental

Details

Summary
This play about one woman, before and after she made it, takes place in the room of a washed up image (like Monroe or Harlow) in a sanitarium run by the Franciscans. Spiritually she imagines herself to be a nun while physically she is the whore the world saw. In the seconds before she dies, a suicide by strangulation on her wall cross, her life flashes by. Once she knows she is going to die her reaction is - to live.

History
First presented at La MaMa on August 28, 1964.
WHORE
BIT PLAYER
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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"A scorching death rattle, the last symphonic outcry of a soiled, sequined soul." - The New York Times

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Tom Eyen

Tom Eyen (1940-1991) was an American playwright, lyricist, television writer and director. He received a Tony Award for Best Book of a Musical for Dreamgirls in 1981.

Eyen is best known for works at opposite ends of the theatrical spectrum. Mainstream theatergoers became acqua ...

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