Trifles
(Lunchtime One-Acts)
COURT HOUSE THEATRE
| May 29 – October 12
Directed by MEG ROE
Designed by CAMELLIA KOO
Lighting designed by LOUISE GUINAND
Music composed by ALESSANDRO JULIANI
“It was an awful thing was done in this house that night.”
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Our archeological digs to discover neglected plays by women have yielded some brilliant pieces and Susan Glaspell’s tiny perfect play Trifles is a wonderful addition to the list. The fact that she and Eugene O’Neill were such good friends makes the pairing with his first little known play seem an apt tribute to them both. – JM Trifles is recommended for ages 14+ |
Two gripping marital mysteries by two playwrights who helped bring modern drama to America. In Trifles, a man is found dead but his wife can’t explain the rope around his neck. An obvious whodunnit? Not according to the wives of the investigators. In A Wife for a Life (O’Neill’s first play), a husband seeks revenge for his wife’s infidelity. He meets a young man in love and is forced to reconsider the very marriage he seeks to defend. Two little-seen plays in one gem of an outing.