Eleanora Duse Dies in Pittsburgh

Eleanora Duse Dies in Pittsburgh

Eleanora Duse Dies in Pittsburgh

Eleanora Duse Dies in Pittsburgh

Eleanora Duse Dies in Pittsburgh

Overview

In a room in a hotel in Pittsburgh, on the last night of her life, Eleanora Duse is tormented by her ex-lover, the insufferable but charming Italian playwright D'Annunzio, who appears from behind the cupboard, her great rival Sarah Bernhardt, who comes out of a trunk, Henrik Ibsen, who is hiding under the bed, and Mussolini, who comes in the window, and her angry and neglected daughter. A very funny and moving play about the terror and holiness of the theatre.

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Cautions

  • Caution Mild Adult Mild Adult Themes

Details

  • Time Period: 1920s
  • Cast Attributes: Ensemble cast, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
  • Target Audience: Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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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