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The Whales of August

By David Berry

The Whales of August Drama

The Whales of August

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For a cast of 2 men and 3 women. The scene is a beach house on an island off the Maine coast, where two widowed sisters, Sarah Walker and Elizabeth Strong, have been summering for many years, Elizabeth, the eldest and now blind, has grown increasingly reclusive and irritable, as she progressively closes down each of her senses while awaiting "the escort" who will carry her off to join her late husband. Sarah, much younger and still incurably romantic, now tends her sister, repaying the debt which was incurred when their mother died and the older sister assumed maternal responsibilities. Wistful and autumnal in mood, the play focuses on the seemingly insignificant events of their ordered lives: whether to install a picture window in order to get a better view of the whales who pass by at summer's end; and Elizabeth's guarded reaction to the charming Russian emigre who, in need of a place to stay, works his wiles on the still impressionable Sarah. In the end the play
Product details
Binding:
Paperback
Release Date:
1984-12-01
Publication Date:
1984-12-01
Publisher:
Dramatist's Play Service
Languages:
Published: English, Original: English
ISBN10:
082221234X
Weight:
91 g
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