The Rep, Point Park University's professional theatre company, presents Normand Chaurette's The Queens, translated by Linda Gaboriau, at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse Nov. 20-22 and Dec. 3-13 with a preview performance open to the public on Thursday, Nov. 19; it is directed by Sheila McKenna and André Koslowski.
Inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III, The Queens is an evocative fantasy drama that depicts the classic struggle for power and stature as six queens vie for the throne. From the aged Duchess of York, who is 99 years old, to young Lady Anne, who must marry Richard III in order to reign, to the Duchess' daughter Anne Dexter who has no hands, the play traces the shifting passions and ambitions of the six women who are trapped in a world they vie to control, where nothing goes quite as it should. As this mysteriously beautiful story unfolds, these noble women find themselves caught...
Inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III, The Queens is an evocative fantasy drama that depicts the classic struggle for power and stature as six queens vie for the throne. From the aged Duchess of York, who is 99 years old, to young Lady Anne, who must marry Richard III in order to reign, to the Duchess' daughter Anne Dexter who has no hands, the play traces the shifting passions and ambitions of the six women who are trapped in a world they vie to control, where nothing goes quite as it should. As this mysteriously beautiful story unfolds, these noble women find themselves caught...
- 12/3/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
The Rep, Point Park University's professional theatre company, presents Normand Chaurette's The Queens, translated by Linda Gaboriau, at Point Park University's Pittsburgh Playhouse Nov. 20-22 and Dec. 3-13 with a preview performance open to the public on Thursday, Nov. 19; it is directed by Sheila McKenna and André Koslowski.
Inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III, The Queens is an evocative fantasy drama that depicts the classic struggle for power and stature as six queens vie for the throne. From the aged Duchess of York, who is 99 years old, to young Lady Anne, who must marry Richard III in order to reign, to the Duchess' daughter Anne Dexter who has no hands, the play traces the shifting passions and ambitions of the six women who are trapped in a world they vie to control, where nothing goes quite as it should. As this mysteriously beautiful story unfolds, these noble women find themselves caught...
Inspired by Shakespeare's Richard III, The Queens is an evocative fantasy drama that depicts the classic struggle for power and stature as six queens vie for the throne. From the aged Duchess of York, who is 99 years old, to young Lady Anne, who must marry Richard III in order to reign, to the Duchess' daughter Anne Dexter who has no hands, the play traces the shifting passions and ambitions of the six women who are trapped in a world they vie to control, where nothing goes quite as it should. As this mysteriously beautiful story unfolds, these noble women find themselves caught...
- 11/22/2009
- BroadwayWorld.com
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