SHIRLEY LAURO
PEARLS ON THE MOONOVERVIEW OF THE PLAY: The play concerns Ruth, a young New York poet, who returns to her home in Iowa when her mother, Rose, is finally incarcerated in a mental institution. The story centers on Ruth's love for her mother and their shared belief that Ruth alone can make Rose well. Ruth comes into intense conflict with the institution's psychiatrist who is determined to treat Rose with electro-shock therapy. The play, set in the mental institution over the course of a weekend, moves from the present to an impressionistic past as Ruth remembers her childhood pact with her mother's fantasy world. 5w. AWARDS: National Endowment for the Arts Residency Grant at The Alley Theatre of Houston, TX Jane Chambers Play Award (finalist) OF INTEREST: Chosen for MONOLOGUES FOR WOMEN BY WOMEN, 2001, edited by Tori Haring-Smith; Heinemann: Portsmouth, NH. (Heinemann, 361 Hanover St., Portsmouth, NH 03801-3912) PLAY HISTORY: The Alley Theatre of Houston, TX Stamford Theatre Works, with Pauline Flannagan and Joanna Merlin New York's Ensemble Studio Theatre, with Maria Tucci Alice's Fourth Floor, Ltd., New York, with Maria Tucci AVAILABLE FROM: Peter Hagan, The Gersh Agency 41 Madison Avenue, 33rd Floor New York, NY 10010 212-634-8115 email: jharmon@ |
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