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The Beard
Author(s):
Michael Mcclure
Examining the nature of seduction--and attraction--the play brings into explosive confrontation two legends of America's recent past: the sultry, platinum blonde movie star, Jean Harlow; and the baby-faced, quick-temperated outlaw, Billy The Kid. Drawn to each other, but constrained from yielding by their towering egos, the two probe each other's weaknesses and uncertainties with cruel precision--she mocking his vaunted masculinity, and he accusing her of envying his beauty. In time, as their obstinacy fades with the knowledge that there is no one watching them--that they are free to slip out from behind the larger-than-life facades with which they have been burdened--the two give way to their true feelings in a rush of unbridled passion, leading to a final scene which is one of the most celebrated and widely discussed of the modern theatre.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 2 | | Male Characters: | 1 | | Female Characters: | 1 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $50 per performance. MS
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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