The Fortification of Miss Grace Wren by Robin Rice Lichtig

ISBN #1-933159-12-X
JAC #2005-0007

Cast

• GRACE WREN: A middle-aged New York elementary school teacher. Self-effacing.

• PETER STUYVESANT: 50-plus. Statue of the statesman come to life.   Dutch. Self-assured. Blind.

Plot Summary

Late September, 2001. A small churchyard, East Village, Manhattan.

An elementary school teacher can't cope with the present. She wants to escape into the past. Thanks to an historical figure who stands astride the 17th and 21st Centuries, she finds the strength and desire to continue her life. Running Time: Approximately 1/2 hour.

About this Playwright

New York playwright Robin Rice Lichtig has authored over 45 plays, seen on stages from Alaska to Florida, Amsterdam to South Africa to Mongolia. Publishers include Dramatic, Bakers (French), Smith + Kraus, Brooklyn, ArtAge, and JAC. Residencies include Will Geer Theatricum Botanicum (CA), The Phoenix Theatre (AZ), Cleveland Public (OH), The Lark (NYC), and Sarah Lawrence College. Producers: Kennedy Center, Bailiwick Repertory, 3Graces, 3Fates, Bloomington Playwrights Project, Venus, Alleyway, NJ Rep, HERE, One Heart, Emerging Artists, New Georges, ManhattanTheatreSource, and Lincoln Center Directors Lab among others. She has been recognized by: Goshen Peace Play Prize, Jane Chambers, Moondance, Maxim Mazumdar, Perishable, Reva Shiner, TADA!, Samuel French and others. Full-length titles include: Lola and the Planet of Glorious Diversity, Frontier, Suki Livingston Opens Like a Parachute, Listen! The River, Searching for a New Sun, Play Nice!, Embracing the Undertoad, The Power of Birds, Music of the Spheres (Harmony), Humans Remain, Women w/o Walls and Necessary Geography. Membership: League of Professional Theatre Women, International Centre for Women Playwrights, Manhattan Oracles, the Dramatists Guild. For information on upcoming gigs, synopses and scripts: www.dramamama.net.  

BUZZ

• 11/18/05: Robin Rice Lichtig's "Grannie Bird" was awarded third in the Kernodle International Competition.

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  “It (the play) is a thoughtful reminder that history past often understands the demons of the present”  ... “An informal blend of kindness, eloquence and wit… the very representative of irretrievable innocence in a world upside down.” - Jean Bartlett, Arts Correspondent, Pacific Tribune

  “It is one of the most touching pieces relating to 9/11 that I have seen, told with simplicity and earnestness of a grade school history lesson.” - Julie Sharbutt, offoffonline