2w/1 m. 1 act
ROSE has been washing the dead for years when she is joined by KATIE, a girl too young, too inexperienced and too interested in the young dead male corpse.
ROSE has been washing the dead for years when she is joined by KATIE, a girl too young, too inexperienced and too interested in the young dead male corpse.
Characters
Rose: an older woman
Katie: a younger woman
Corpse: a younger man
Time
In the past
Setting
A table where they wash the dead
History
2005 – New York Library, Manhattan Branch, NYC (reading)
2004 – The Fine Arts Assoc , Willoughby, OH
2003 – FINALIST, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ten-Minute Play Contest
*Author’s note
This play is inspired by the poem "Corpse Washing" by Rainer Maria Rilke.
Rose: an older woman
Katie: a younger woman
Corpse: a younger man
Time
In the past
Setting
A table where they wash the dead
History
2005 – New York Library, Manhattan Branch, NYC (reading)
2004 – The Fine Arts Assoc , Willoughby, OH
2003 – FINALIST, Actors Theatre of Louisville, Ten-Minute Play Contest
*Author’s note
This play is inspired by the poem "Corpse Washing" by Rainer Maria Rilke.
| New York Library, Manhattan Branch, NYC, Reading – 2005 The Fine Arts Association,Willoughby, OH – 2004 Finalist, Actors Theatre of Louisville Ten-Minute Play Contest – 2003 |
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Washing the Dead | Sandra Perlman
