Footnotes (excerpt)

Synopsis:

Eleanor Foot – a writer, a feminist icon – is dying.

Amanda, her long-time publisher, has asked Nelson Flint, a well-known Black biographer, to write Eleanor’s biography.

Huan, Eleanor’s wife, feels he is a poor choice, partly because he’s a male, but also because she doesn’t quite trust him.

Three years later, the book is a spectacular critical and commercial success.

But then a young woman, Tess, comes forward and claims that Nelson raped her when she was 16.

Women’s rights go head-to-head with Black rights in this epic legal battle.

Character Breaakdown:

The play is an 8-hander:  7 females, 1 male
ELEANOR FOOT  69 – 72  (White)
HUAN MEI   48 – 51  (Chinese)
NELSON FLINT   58 – 61  (Black)
RUTH FLINT   55  (Black)
AMANDA CRESWELL   40 – 43  (White)
TESS DUNBAR   30  (White)
REBECCA BLISS   35  (White)
INDIRA GUPTA    37  (Indian)

Runningt-time:  110 minutes.

Production History:  Not yet produced.

Excerpt available for download for free.