Season on the Line, draft 3.3, 2014
Scope and Content of the Collection
Revised drafts of Pfautsch's play Season on the Line, also with outline cards and the music to "Jolly Is the Gale," one of the musical numbers in the play
According to Chicago Tribune critic Chris Jones, "The premise is that we were watching the unfolding of an entire season at our struggling Chicago theater company, beginning with an adaptation of 'The Great Gatsby,' moving on to Lanford Wilson's 'Balm in Gilead' and ending with a blowout, hyperexpressionistic version of 'Moby-Dick.' The backstage traumas and post-show reactions to each of these productions get their own act.....the whole piece is very much in the thrall of the Herman Melville opus." [Review, Sept. 24, 2014] The play was staged at Chicago's Chopin Theatre, September-October 2014.
The final version of the play has been cataloged individually, call number: Melville PS3616.F38 S43 2014.
Dates
- Creation: 2014
Creator
- From the Collection: Pfautsch, Shawn (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Shawn Pfautsch Papers are open for research in the Special Collections Reading Room; 1 box at a time (Priority III).
Repository Details
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