THE GLASS PRINCESS
Anna leads a quiet life has a mortician in her own funeral business. Anna has a "gift" for reconstructing severely damaged bodies. In order to get through the sad fates of people on her slab, Anna creates fairy tales for them in which their endings are no longer as graphic as their realities. After the daughter of a close friend commits suicide, Anna is asked to prepare the body. When Jay hears the news of his childhood friend, he immediately comes home to assist Anna. Anna has not seen Jay in ten years and instead retreats to her basement and to the world of fantasy where one of her fairy tales comes to life in the form of The Glass Princess.
PRODUCTION HISTORY/AWARDS
- Characters: Anna, Jay, The Glass Princess
- Actors: 2W/1 Trans (WTM), Race-Neutral
PRODUCTION HISTORY/AWARDS
- Workshop, Women's Theatre Alliance Chicago, 2015