The Belle of Amherst: A One-woman Play Based on the Writings of Emily Dickinson

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S. French, 1991 - Drama - 95 pages
Biographical drama

A play based on the life of Emily Dickinson

Characters: 1 female

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The Belle of Amherst delicately explores the life of America's greatest woman poet at various stages in her experience from the age of 15, when she was full of hope and success, until she died at 56, a virtual recluse with her door closed against society. Her life is recreated with liberal excerpts from her poetry and by the method of her playing the roles of her father, teacher and friends. Julie Harris played the role on Broadway to great acclaim and won the 1977 Tony Award for Best Actress.

"Magnificent.... Full of passion and poetry and heart.... An arresting, riveting experience." - New York Daily News

"One of the most singularly beautiful evenings I've ever spent in the theater. . . . A beautiful play." - Boston Globe

About the author (1991)

William Luce wrote his Broadway and London success The Belle of Amherst for Julie Harris, who won her fifth Tony Award for Best Actress for her portrayal of Emily Dickinson. The record album received a Grammy Award. The PBS production won three Christopher Awards. Thames Television's production of Belle starred Claire Bloom and won an International Emmy Award. Luce's plays include BrontA, Lucifer's Child, Lillian, Bravo Caruso!, and The Last Flapper. Mr. Luce is twice a Writers' Guild Award nominee for his CBS movies The Last Days of Patton starring George C. Scott and Eva Marie Saint, and The Woman He Loved, starring Jane Seymour, Anthony Andrews, Olivia de Havilland and Julie Harris.

Bibliographic information

TitleThe Belle of Amherst: A One-woman Play Based on the Writings of Emily Dickinson
AuthorWilliam Luce
Editionreprint
PublisherS. French, 1991
ISBN057363033X, 9780573630330
Length95 pages
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Drama / American / General
  
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