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Piece of My Heart, A

  • Shirley Lauro
  • Full Length Play, Drama, Present Day, 1960s, 1970s, Contemporary
  • 1M, 6F
  • ISBN: 9780573693335

There have been a number of plays dealing with Viet Nam, but none with the direct, emotional impact of Ms. Lauro's work.

The New York Times

Brought [the audience] to tears...and a standing ovation.

Variety

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Drama
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, 1960s, 1970s, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Senior
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Drugs, Smoking, Mild Adult Themes, Gun Shots, Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Church / Religious Groups, Senior Theatre

  • Accolades:
  • Finalist! The Susan Blackburn Prize
    Winner! The Barbara Deming Prize for Women Playwrights
    Winner! The Kittredge Foundation Award
This is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops. The play portrays each young woman before, during, and after her tour in the war-torn nation and ends as each leaves a personal token at the memorial wall in Washington.

A Piece of My Heart premiered in New York at Manhattan Theatre Club, and now has enjoyed over 1000 productions here and abroad. It has recently been named "The most enduring play on Vietnam in the nation," by The Vietnam Vets Association.
REVIEWS:

There have been a number of plays dealing with Viet Nam, but none with the direct, emotional impact of Ms. Lauro's work.

The New York Times

Variety

A riveting, rending dramatic experience.

Louisville Courier Journal
Premiere Production: Premiered in New York at Manhattan Theatre Club

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 6F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Minority casting, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Expandable casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
  • Casting Notes: The male actor plays all the male roles in the play.

MARTHA
MARYJO
SISSY
WHITNEY
LEEAN
STELLE
THE AMERICAN MEN

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Piece of My Heart, A Script Order Now

This is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops. The play portrays each young woman before, during, and after her tour in the war-torn nation and ends as each leaves a personal token at the memorial wall in Washington.A Piece of My Heart premiered in New York at Manhattan Theatre Club, and now has enjoyed over 1000 productions here and abroad. It has recently been named 'The most enduring play on Vietnam in the nation,' by The Vietnam Vets Association.

$24.95

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