Overview
Synopsis
Boston Marriage is set in a late Victorian Boston drawing room, the scene of much backbiting wit from Anna and Claire. Anna is being kept by a married man, but she prefers the company of women. Claire, Anna's lover, has become infatuated with a much younger woman whom she hopes Anna will help her seduce. Anna's lover has given her a fabulous emerald which actually belongs to the mother of Claire's inamorata. Financial and moral scandal ensues, through which Anna forces Claire's loyalty to her. Mamet's play gives us his trademark blunt language and scheming characters, set rather unusually among the Victorian female intellectual set.
Show Information
- Book
- David Mamet
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- Genres
- Comedy
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- All-Female Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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