Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth
- Full Length Play, Comedy, Victorian (British and American)
- 5M, 5F
- ISBN: 9780573695735
Elegant...series of precisely staged and evocative dramatic tableaux.
The Guardian
Deep, dark and powerful...[with] dramatic and tragic impact.
The News
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Victorian (British and American)
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
- Cautions: Smoking, Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Professional Theatre
REVIEWS:
Elegant...series of precisely staged and evocative dramatic tableaux.
The Guardian
Deep, dark and powerful...[with] dramatic and tragic impact.
The News
There's actually not much mirth in this haunting, powerful play but there is desire, greed and tragedy to match all the greatest love stories...A winner.
Southern Daily Echo
Characters
- Casting: 5M, 5F
LAWRENCE SELDEN - lawyer in his 30's.
GERTY FARISH - wealthy businessman, 30-40.
SIMON ROSEDALE - wealthy businessman, 30-40.
JUDY TRENOR - old New York, very wealthy, 40-50.
GUS TRENOR - Judy Trenor's financier husband, 45-55.
BERTHA DORSET - small, very petite socialite, 30-40.
GEORGE DORSET - Bertha Dorset's husband, 40-50.
CARRY FISHER - twice divorced, 30-40.
PERCY GRYCE - very wealthy collector, 25-35.
PORTER
Available Material
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Edith Wharton's The House of Mirth Script
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Based on the classic story that helped to establish Edith Wharton as the first great American woman novelist, this moving play vividly brings to the stage Lily Bart's flamboyant progress through the glorious whirl of New York's high society, circa 1905, and her tragic fall. The satirical love story is staged as a series of flashbacks over her coffin. Faithful to Edith Wharton's distinct style of dialogue, this dramatic version opened to acclaim in London. |
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