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Moors, The

  • Jen Silverman
  • Full Length Play, Dark Comedy, Victorian (British and American)
  • 1M, 5F
  • ISBN: 9780573705403

"Truly clever and intelligent. You really ought to see this."

The New York Times

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dark Comedy
  • 105 minutes

  • Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path.

The Moors is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility.

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REVIEWS:

"Acerbic, funny [...] brilliant stuff. The Moors is first-rate entertainment."

New Haven Review

"Truly clever and intelligent. You really ought to see this."

The New York Times

Premiere Production: The Moors premiered at Yale Repertory Theatre in New Haven, CT in February 2016 under the direction of Jackson Gay.

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 5F

  • AGATHA - F, Elder spinster sister. Spidery. Dangerous. Cold.
    HULDEY - F, Younger spinster sister. She has a diary. She wants to be famous.
    EMILIE - F, The Governess. A romantic with a sweet face.
    MARJORY - F, The scullery maid. Down-trodden. Strategic.
    THE MASTIFF - M, The dog. He looks fierce and brutal but is a sad philosopher-king.
    A MOOR-HEN - F, A small chicken. Practical but easily frightened.

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    Two sisters and a dog live out their lives on the bleak English moors, dreaming of love and power. The arrival of a hapless governess and a moor-hen set all three on a strange and dangerous path.

    The Moors     is a dark comedy about love, desperation, and visibility.

    		$24.95

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