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Susan and God

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  6w, 5m

Rachel Crothers

"While Susan and God is a gentle play that comes to old-fashioned conclusions, the journey is filled with authentic longing, joy, anger, frustration and grace, with the women in particular so alive, it's hard not to think that only a woman could have written them." - The Dallas Morning News

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 5m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
At a home in Connecticut, some couple friends gather for a relaxing weekend and for an announcement Susan Trexel has for them. She has just returned from Europe and while away on vacation has found God. Her newfound religion not only takes a toll on her friends as she critiques their lifestyles, but the plot comes to a head when we learn that she has been a non-existant figure in the life of her daughter and husband. Crothers play is part cocktail party comedy and part social critique that was eventually turned into a film in 1940 starring Joan Crawford.
History

Susn and God premiered on Broadway at the Plymouth Theatre in October 1937.

Performing Groups
IRENE BURROUGHS
MICHAEL O'HARA
CHARLOTTE MARLEY
HUTCHINS STUBBS
LEONORA STUBBS
CLYDE ROCHESTER
SUSAN TREXEL
BARRIE TREXEL
BLOSSOM TREXEL
LEONTINE
LEEDS
  • Time Period 1930s
  • Setting Irene Burrough's home in Connecticut.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

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"While Susan and God is a gentle play that comes to old-fashioned conclusions, the journey is filled with authentic longing, joy, anger, frustration and grace, with the women in particular so alive, it's hard not to think that only a woman could have written them." - The Dallas Morning News, Read More

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
    Licensing available for professional groups only. Some restrictions apply.

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Rachel Crothers

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