Thornton Wilder

Comedy

1m, 3f

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The Drunken Sisters is Wilder's satyr play that followed The Alcestiad, his adaptation of the ancient Greek "Alcestis" story. Apollo ventures into the land of the three sisters of Fate who control the threads of each man's life, and here in disguise he tricks the sisters into releasing their death hold on King Admetus. His trick: 3 flagons of wine which he declares to be Aphrodite's beauty drink but which make the sisters drunk. He then foils them with a riddle, releasing the king from their snares-- but only on the understanding that another is to die in his stead.

FEE: $45 per performance of play as single one act, or $100 each when performed with The Alcestiad,
$75 per performance when presented with 3 Wilder one acts
$100 per performance when presented with 4 or more Wilder one acts

Other Thornton Wilder titles available from Samuel French include:
The Alcestiad or A Life in the Sun
The Beaux' Stratagem
Bernice
Cement Hands
Childhood
The Happy Journey to Trenton and Camden
In Shakespeare and the Bible
Infancy
The Long Christmas Dinner
Love and How To Cure It
The Matchmaker
Our Town
Pullman Car Hiawatha
Queens of France
A Ringing of Doorbells
Rivers Under the Earth
The Skin of Our Teeth
Someone from Assisi
Such Things Only Happen in Books
Theophilus North
The Wreck on the 5:25
Youth

Collections
Collected Plays and Writings on Theater
The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume I
The Collected Short Plays of Thornton Wilder, Volume II
The Selected Letters of Thornton Wilder
Three Plays (Thornton Wilder)
Thornton Wilder One Act Series: Wilder's Classic One Acts
Thornton Wilder One Act Series: The Seven Deadly sins
Thornton Wilder One Act Series: The Ages of Man

Novels
The Bridge of San Luis Rey
The Cabala and The Woman of Andros: Two Novels
The Eighth Day
Heaven’s My Destination
The Ides of March
Theophilus North