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Goodly Creatures
Author(s):
William Gibson
THE STORY: The play is set in the Massachusetts Bay Colony, at that early time when the first settlers were struggling to establish a foothold in a new and inhospitable land. Beset by bad weather and hostile Indians, the colonists were sustained by their Puritan faith--a faith which has brought Anne Hutchinson and her family to the new world. Gifted with healing powers and a knowledge of folk medicine, Anne quickly becomes a valuable asset to the colony. But she is also a mystic who believes that God speaks to all people with simple directness--a concept which earns her adherents but soon brings her into conflict with the powers that be. One by one her supporters give in to pressure from their elected leaders and the established clergy, and before long there are accusations of witchcraft and perversion. In the end the good-spirited Anne is condemned to banishment and a grisly death--the victim of those who fear what they cannot understand, and must destroy what they cannot bring under their influence and control.
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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: | 12 | | Male Characters: | 9 | | Female Characters: | 3 | | 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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