PLAYS
ICE ISLAND: THE WAIT FOR SHACKLETON
Written by Marjorie Duffield
Premiered off-Broadway at the Melting Pot Theatre Company, New York, NY, Fall 1999; Belhaven University, Fall 2013.
Based on the 1914 Shackleton expedition to the South Pole, the play lyrically retells this thrilling adventure while exploring the themes of heroism, brotherhood, and dignity. Set against the haunting beauty of the ice, the play chronicles the ship's journey and the harrowing wait for rescue as the men left behind use humor and Shakespeare to survive.
ON THE ROAD TO LAST CHANCE
Written by Marjorie Duffield
Theatre 133, New York, NY 1994; Dixon Place, New York, NY 1997.
Hobby Sage has a truck to drive and a load to deliver – and this evening will be his last. His wife, ever conscious of how he has disappeared into himself and into time, begs him to stay. But staying doesn't come easy to Hobby. Set against the backdrop of time and the midnight Arizona desert, this one-act play chronicles a man's desire to disappear into the universe.
FEVER
Written by Marjorie Duffield
Premiered by the Women’s Project & Productions, La Mama La Galleria, New York, NY, Winter 1994.
A comic one-woman coming out disco monologue.