Synopsis
The Babe, the Bard, and the Baron
$7.15
Published by Cyberpress
6 Male 4 Female
The winner of Playwrights' Circle International playwriting
competition is a snapshot of Shakespeare's influence in the Old West
Settlers brought two books cross-country - the Bible and The Complete Works of William Shakespeare
Opera houses sprung up with gold and silver fortunes and none was more famous than the Tabor Opera House in Leadville, Colorado
The Babe celebrates Shakespeare by using Oscar's Wilde's 1882 visit to Leadville as a vehicle to recount the tale of the infamous Tabor love triangle
Tabor hires Wilde to destroy his marriage by directing his beloved "Baby Doe" in Romeo and Juliet, so his recalcitrant wife will finally let go
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