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Heniford, Lewis W. (American educator, author, director, playwright, 1928-____ ), "An Odious Damnéd Lie,"

a drama, set on a high school theatre stage, with enough
scenery and props for rehearsal of Shakespeare’s Othello. Act V, scene ii, spring, 1990.

1m1f,

© 1990 by Lewis W. Heniford;  •   script/rights available from Lewis W. Heniford, P. O. Box 299, Carmel-by-the-Sea, California 93921, telephone 408-624-6960, fax when alerted 408-624-1164; Heniford says,

  §  Dramatis Personae Mike (m), 18, high school senior, student of drama; Loris (f), 18, high school senior, student of drama.

  §  Synopsis “Loris, preparing to audition for a college scholarship works with Mike, her ex-boy friend, to prepare Desdemona’s death scene from Othello. Their personal problems hover heavily over the practice until the girl reveals her odious damnéd lie.

  §  Comment “This show deals with child abuse and deceit. It is simple to stage but requires subtle acting. Actors must be comfortable with and capable of the lengthy Shakespearian excerpt.”  •   Can pair with Lewis W. Heniford's "Love's Light Wings," a comedy-drama, 1m1f; or his "Shrew You; or, Who Hath Need of Men? As Goode Accounte As Anye Knowne Describing How Sweet Shagsper Shuffles Off His Mortal Coil," a comedy, 2m2f.

  §  Themes audition, child abuse, college scholarship, death, Desdemona, erstwhile romance, mendacity, Othello, rehearsal, revelation, Shakespeare.

 
See also Lewis W. Heniford’s
 

"Love's Light Wings," a drama, 2m2f,

"Shrew You; or, Who Hath Need of Men? As Goode Accounte As Anye Knowne Describing How Sweet Shagsper Shuffles Off His Mortal Coil," a fantasy-comedy in English, 2m2f

 

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