The Living
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Play Description
In 1665 the plague brought London to its knees. THE LIVING concerns Londoners who have remained in the city as they struggle to find meaning in the midst of such a catastrophic epidemic.
Production Info
Cast: 10 total (2 female, 8 male)Full Length Drama (about 120 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Period Costumes
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Press Quotes
“Set in 1665 London as the Black Plague sweeps the city claiming more than 100,000 lives, THE LIVING is not about death. Rather this remarkable, riveting drama is a compelling confirmation of life. And although it’s set more than three centuries ago, Anthony Clarvoe’s two-act parable (in which the reactions of the people and the government parallel those surrounding today’s AIDS epidemic), maintains … stunning immediacy … Often bitterly funny, often ineffably sad, this is the story of a few brave sometimes reluctantly so people who stood fast, doing what need to be done … Propelled by Clarvoe’s masterful handling of language …” —Sandra Dillard-Rosen, The Denver Post
“The play THE LIVING is alive with lessons for tomorrow. Set in London in the bubonic plague year of 1665, the play is a scary morality tale, a ghoulish slice of history and an evening shining with hope … Inevitably, the world wakes up from nightmares and learns to dance and grumble again. Clarvoe’s play reveals much in its simple retelling of a real horror. The Londoners of 1665 knew nothing about the causes of the plague. In the end, it passed, as all things do. The lesson in THE LIVING is about being tested and not being found wanting.” —Jackie Campbell, Rocky Mountain News
“… Clarvoe’s thought-provoking script, which not only celebrates the strength of courage and compassion in a climate of overwhelming fear, but has a clear parallel in this country’s muddled response to the dire beginning of the AIDS crisis …” —Terri Roberts, Backstage West
Book Information
Publisher | BPPI |
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Publication Date | 12/14/2020 |
Pages | 88 |
ISBN | 9780881458756 |
Special Notes
If original stage producers credits appear in bold below, all licensees are required to include them in the following form on the title page in all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play and in all advertising in which the full cast appears in size of type not less than ten percent (10%) of the size of the title of the Play:
Originally produced by The Denver Center Theater Company
In addition, the following must appear within all programs distributed in connection with performances of the Play:
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com