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If Susan Smith Could Talk

10 Minute Play, Drama  /  3w, 1m

Elaine Romero

If Susan Smith Could Talk tells the story of a mother appealing her death sentence to a court room after drowning her children in the family car.

If Susan Smith Could Talk

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
If Susan Smith Could Talk tells the story of a mother appealing her death sentence to a court room after drowning her children in the family car. 
History
If Susan Smith Could Talk was first workshopped and performed in November 1995 in a non-equity production at the Planet Earth Multi-Cultural Theatre in Phoenix, Arizona. It was directed by Rick Tobin. 
Performing Groups
SUSAN SMITH -  The young South Carolina mother who drowned her two children in the family car
CARRIE - A judge
STEPH - Susan's white, feminist defense attorney
JERRY - A male African-American prosecuting attorney
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

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Authors

Elaine Romero

Elaine Romero
Elaine Romero’s plays (Barrio Hollywood, iCuranderas! Serpents of the Clouds, Walk into the Sea, Something Rare and Wonderful, Alicia, Undocumented, Secret Things, The Fat-Free Chicana and the Snow Cap Queen, Undercurrents, Day of Our Dead, If Susan Smith Could Talk) have bee ...
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