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Ghosts of New Orleans, v. 2 - Plays by Rosary Hartel O'Neill (Paperback)
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Ghosts of New Orleans, v. 2 - Plays by Rosary Hartel O'Neill (Paperback)
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Both anthologies are about New Orleans: the past and the present.
This author has grown up in this city, and there is a certain
timelessness about it - the past definitely influences the present.
All the plays are permeated with the sensuousness, decadence and
bewilderment of brave and driven people living in chaos, confusion,
extreme pleasure and delight. I hope you get a taste of this rich
jambalaya of life as you experience these plays.
Volume Two contains historical plays, mostly Victorian, with
characters driven by stratified society and tradition. Knowledge of
New Orleans history made me want to adapt Uncle Vanya. I loved the
play but felt its details were too Russian. I took the bones of
Vanya and put it on a plantation called Waverly, the last sugarcane
plantation in Louisiana, and called my play Uncle Victor. That play
won a number of awards and hooked me on historical drama. I also
researched Edgar Degas' visit to New Orleans in 1872 and wrote a
nine-cast show, so struck was I by all Degas' relatives who had
lived with him in 1872. Degas had tried to save his Uncle's failing
cotton business and create new roots in the city of his mother. He
fell prey to scandal and decadence.
My plays are historically accurate. Obviously, you take a scenario
and expand the story but the main facts: the births, deaths,
relationships are all to the best of my knowledge correct.
I spent days visiting Kate Chopin's house in Cloutierville, La.
and interviewed descendents of Chopin's lover Albert Sanpitie and
town members about the scandals of her life. I researched in French
and English all the books on Degas. I did similar research in New
York and Paris for Beckett at Greystones Bayand John Singer Sargent
and Madame X, which are loosely tied to New Orleans. A major theme
in my work is the struggle of an artist, the sacrifices made to
maintain sanity.
We are glad Degas did go back to Paris and paint and didn't
succumb to the temptations of New Orleans. We are pleased Sargent
refused to change his scorned portrait of Madame X and that Kate
Chopin forged a way to raise her six children and still write.
General
Imprint: |
Trafford Publishing
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Country of origin: |
Canada |
Release date: |
April 2008 |
First published: |
April 2008 |
Authors: |
Rosary Hartel O'Neill
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Dimensions: |
152 x 229 x 20mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback - Trade
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Pages: |
384 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-4251-5665-7 |
Categories: |
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General
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LSN: |
1-4251-5665-7 |
Barcode: |
9781425156657 |
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