Seeking Performers for "Dear Elizabeth" Play
Looking for one man and one woman for production of "Dear Elizabeth". See the details below. About the play: From 1947 to 1977, poets Robert Lowell and Elizabeth Bishop exchanged more than four hundred letters. Even as they were worlds apart, their connection was palpable, and their correspondence would become one of the greatest in American literary history. Using these letters, Sarah Ruhl brings theatrical life to the story of a 30-year friendship that lived almost entirely in writing. Dear Elizabeth gives voice to this deeply moving and intimate friendship between two of the greatest minds in American history. Additional information: PERFORMANCE DATE: February 27th at 7:30PM.
2 roles
A meticulous, private, and deeply observant poet. Bishop is reserved yet fiercely intelligent, with a wry sense of humor and an eye for the beauty and tragedy of the everyday. She struggles with self-doubt and solitude but possesses an unwavering artistic integrity.
Brilliant, volatile, and passionate. Lowell is a celebrated poet whose intensity and vulnerability shape both his art and relationships. He is charismatic yet self-destructive, capable of great tenderness and great turmoil. His correspondence with Bishop reveals his longing for connection and artistic kinship.
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