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How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  1w

"Funny... . Plays delightful games with language. . . . A great showcase for young talent." - Cleveland Plain Dealer.
An actress tells of her
obsessive quest to play Lady Mac, of the disastrous productions she's
starred in, and how being an actress has made her desperate to play her
favorite role for the children she will never have.

How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth?

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
In How Many Children Had Lady Macbeth? an actress tells of her obsessive quest to play Lady Mac, of the disastrous productions she's starred in, and how being an actress has made her desperate to play her favorite role for the children she will never have. Part of The Girlhood Of Shakespeare's Heroines. In Cincinnati & Other Plays.
History
First produced by the Porthouse Theatre Company in Kent, Ohio in July, 1988, directed by Marya Bednerik.
Cast Attributes
  • Time Period 1980s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Media

"Funny... . Plays delightful games with language. . . . A great showcase for young talent." - Cleveland Plain Dealer.

"This is theatre of ideas that assume flesh and blood because the characters are so strong, so indelible and filled with sly humor." - Akron Beacon Journal.

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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