The most spectacularly lamentable trial of Miz Martha Washington /
The recently widowed 'Mother of America' lies helpless in her Mount Vernon bed, ravaged by illness and cared for by the very slaves that will be free the moment she dies. As she begins to slip away, she falls deep into a fever dream of terrifying theatricality that investigates everything...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York :
Dramatists Play Service, Inc.,
[2018]
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| Summary: | The recently widowed 'Mother of America' lies helpless in her Mount Vernon bed, ravaged by illness and cared for by the very slaves that will be free the moment she dies. As she begins to slip away, she falls deep into a fever dream of terrifying theatricality that investigates everything from her family to her historical legacy. |
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| Physical Description: | 65 pages ; 20 cm. |
| ISBN: | 0822238179 9780822238171 |