Violet Sharp
- Full Length Play, Drama, 1930s
- 4M, 4F
- ISBN: 9780573700613
Looks beyond the sensationalism that surrounded the 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son to focus on one of its other casualties
Los Angeles Times
Description
- Full Length Play
- Drama
- Time Period: 1930s
In the wake of the historic kidnapping of beloved aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son, Violet raises the suspicion of the police with a contradictory testimony about her whereabouts to police investigator Officer Walsh. Under pressure from her own personal demons as well as the police, Violet’s efforts to clear her name cannot seem to overpower a growing reputation of guilt.
REVIEWS:
Looks beyond the sensationalism that surrounded the 1932 kidnapping of Charles Lindbergh's toddler son to focus on one of its other casualties”
Los Angeles Times
Concentrates on Violet's personal tragedy, leaving us to ponder the larger issues of celebrity and media manipulation
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Smart, emotional, thoroughly researched… fun to watch.
Pittsburgh City Paper
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 4F
- Casting Notes: Violet Sharp may use double casting. The playwright suggests the following but other combinations are certainly possible and are left to the discretion of the director.
Women: Actress 1: Violet Sharp
Actress 2: Betty Gow
Actress 3: Adela
Actress 4: Anne Lindbergh, Edna Sharp, Laura Hughes, Nurse
Men: Actor 1: Harry Walsh
Actor 2: Charles Lindbergh
Actor 3: Norman Schwarzkopf, Septimus Banks
Actor 4: John McGrath, Miller
BETTY GOW - 20s; Nursemaid to Charles Lindbergh, Jr.
ADELA - Elegantly dressed reporter to the 'sob sister' school of journalism
CHARLES LINDBERGH - 30; Famed Aviator and Father of the Child
ANNE LINDBERGH - 26; Author, Navigator, Pilot and Mother of the Child
COLONEL NORMAN SCHWARZKOPF, SR. - 40s; Commander, New Jersey State Police
CAPTAIN HARRY WALSH - 40s; Jersey City Policeman
SEPTIMUS BANKS - 40s; Head butler for Mrs. Dwight Morrow
EDNA SHARP - 20s; Violet's younger sister
LAURA HUGHES - 30s; Secretary to Mrs. Dwight Morrow
SGT. JOHN McGRATH - New Jersey State Policeman
MILLER - 24; A young suitor
A NURSE
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Based on the true story 1932 Lindbergh Kidnapping Case, Violet Sharp is named for the young British maid working at the home of Anne Lindbergh’s mother. In the wake of the historic kidnapping of beloved aviator Charles Lindbergh’s 20-month-old son, Violet raises the suspicion of the police with a contradictory testimony about her whereabouts to police investigator Officer Walsh. Under pressure from her own personal demons as well as the police, Violet’s efforts to clear her name cannot seem to overpower a growing reputation of guilt. |
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