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  • Looking-Glass
    Cover art by Barry Moser

    Looking-Glass

    Michael Sutton and Cynthia Mandelberg
    Acting Edition$11.95
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    Play Description

    This provocative chronicle, interspersed with fantasy sequences from Alice in Wonderland, traces the career of Charles Dodgson (better know as Lewis Carroll) from his first work on the immortal classic to his near downfall when accused of immorality.

    Production Info

    Cast: 11 total (4 female, 7 male, doubling)
    Full Length Drama (about 120 minutes)
    Minimal Set Requirements
    Contemporary Costumes
    Categories: The Plays Tags: Non-naturalistic, Historical Figure
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    Press Quotes

    “An actors’ delight. Characters metamorphose; they are transmogrified. A student, sitting on a sofa, becomes the Mad Hatter. A chaplain, trotting about Oxford, becomes the White Rabbit … metamorphosis and transmogrification are patented acting techniques, and they make up much of the charm of LOOKING-GLASS.” —John Corry, The New York Times

    Author(s)

    • Michael Sutton

      Michael Sutton is coauthor of the plays LOOKING-GLASS and OVER MY DEAD BODY.

    • Cynthia Mandelberg

      Cynthia Whitcomb (nee Mandelberg) is coauthor of the play LOOKING-GLASS and a screenwriter.

    Book Information

    Publisher BPPI
    Publication Date 1/1/1983
    Pages 90
    ISBN 9780881450026

    Special Notes

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    In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:

    Looking-Glass is produced
    by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
    www.broadwayplaypublishing.com

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