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Little Women (Reeves)

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  10w, 5m

Louisa May Alcott, Emma Reeves

Little Women
by Louisa May Alcott, adapted by Emma Reeves

Little Women tells the classic story of the four spirited March sisters growing up in genteel poverty against the backdrop of the American Civil war that looms in the background. Conjoined with her later classic Good Wives, Reeves' charming adaptatio…

Little Women (Reeves)

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    Cast Size
    10w, 5m
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  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Little Women tells the classic story of the four spirited March sisters growing up in genteel poverty against the backdrop of the American Civil war that looms in the background. Conjoined with her later classic Good Wives, Reeves' charming adaptation sensitively illustrates the sisters' path to maturity encompassing the many reversals of fortune in their lives. The romantic, tragic and comic elements are flawlessly captured, successfully creating an emotional journey that tugs at the heartstrings.
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  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting Minimal set
  • Additional Features Play w/ Music
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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  • Mandatory Music/Media Fee: £10 per performance

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Louisa May Alcott

Louisa May Alcott
Louisa May Alcott was born in Germantown, Pennsylvania on November 29, 1832. She and her three sisters, Anna, Elizabeth, and May, were educated by their father, philosopher/ teacher Bronson Alcott, and raised on the practical Christianity of their mother, Abigail May. Lou ...
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Emma Reeves

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