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Slam the Door Softly
Author(s):
Clare Boothe Luce
The scene is a suburban living room, where husband Thaw Wald is watching television, oblivious to the fact that his wife, Nora, has suddenly appeared, suitcase in hand, with the firm intention of leaving him. Her request for "severance pay" shocks him to attention, but despite her careful recital of her reasons for deciding that the time has come to seek her own life --and identify--Thaw cannot grasp the thought that his wife could be dissatisfied. The ensuing conversation makes it clear that the real villain is society, and the outmoded, limiting concepts to which it so often clings, but the die is cast. To Thaw's disbelief Nora leaves, but she "slams the door softly"--for there is still love between them and perhaps, if both try, a meaningful and relevant relationship can yet be found.
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| Genre(s): | Not Available | | 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: $25 per performance. MS
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Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
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