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A House Full of Letters

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 2m

Kit Steinkellner

Winner! The Harold and Mimi Steinberg National Student Playwriting Award - American College Theatre Festival - 2007

A House Full of Letters

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! The Harold and Mimi Steinberg National Student Playwriting Award - American College Theatre Festival - 2007

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Summary
House Full of Letters tells the story of impoverished women living in a post‐apocalyptic Re‐United States of America. When a group of women discover an exiled man nearby, their world is shaken and they embark on new territories of knowlesge, that ultimately shatters their reality. A House Full of Letters delves into class systems, young romantic love, religion, government control, and the passion to live despite the odds.
History

A House Full of Letters premiered at the Kennedy Center as part of the KCACTF National Festival in 2007. 

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Performing Groups
DANIA - 24, runs a small goods store. She is a hardened and weary woman. 
LENA - mid 30's. Dania's sister. 
JULY - a sparkling young girl of 17.
MAGDA - early 50's. The town's representative informant.
NICO - 18. A truck driver. 
BASTIAN - an exiled man in his late 20's. 
CATALINA - Exquisite. Immaculate. 
  • Time Period The Future
  • Features Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Kit Steinkellner

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