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The Debutante Ball
Author(s):
Beth Henley
This stunning comic drama, set in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, begins the morning of Teddy Parker’s debutante ball, that archetypal phenomenon in Southern culture known as a maiden’s "coming out." Teddy’s mother, the beautiful and formidable Jen Parker Turner, has willed this event into being. Ostracized from polite society ever since she was accused and--under much speculation and gossip--acquitted of the murder of her wealthy husband, Jen has been looking to Teddy’s coming-out gala to revive her and her family’s reputation. As the play unfolds, various secrets emerge: an unwanted pregnancy, an illicit romance, self-mutilation, mendacity and murder. Polite facades crumble and ugly truths twist and polka across the ballroom floor. This is a play about the price of secrets and the power that love and lovelessness hold over our lives.
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Genre(s): | Comedy
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: | 7 | Male Characters: | 2 | Female Characters: | 5 | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | Cost: | FEE: $50 per performance 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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