Elizabeth Polwheele
Elizabeth Polewhele (c. 1651 – c. 1691), playwright, was one of the first women to write for the professional stage in London.[1] Her comedy The Frolicks was written in 1671; it features Claribell, a witty Restoration heroine, and Rightwit, a rake. She has been identified, tentatively, as the daughter of Theophilus Polwhele.[2]
Plays
- Elysium (lost)
- The Faithful Virgins (ca. 1670; manuscript)
- The Frolicks, or, The Lawyer Cheated (1671)
The Frolicks, or The Lawyer Cheated
On October 12-13 of 2021, second year students of the Shakespeare and Performance program at Mary Baldwin University in Staunton, Virginia premiered the first full length production of The Frolicks. The show was produced by the program and was directed by Sara Hymes and Gregory Jon Phelps, two members of the Hedgepig Ensemble located in Brooklyn, New York. Hedgepig worked closely with the production's publicity team as the play was selected for Hedgepig's 2021 "Expand the Canon" list.
Cast
- Andrew Steven Knight as Rightwit
- Rosemary Richards as Clarabell
- Kelsey Linberg as Leonora/Philario
- Cole Metz as Mr. Zany
- Chase D. Fowler as Sir Gregory
- Kara Hankard as Plainman/Mistress
- Gil Mitchel as Speak
- Beth Somerville as Swallow
- Kelsey Harrison as Mark
- Madison Mayberry as Sir Makelove
- George Durfee as Lord Courtall
- Kailey Potter as Lady Meanwell
- Cameron Taylor as Lord Meanwell
- Sam Corey as Ralph
- Madison Rudolph as Procreate/Drawer
- Ariel Tatum as Faith/Turnkey/Constable
References
- ^ Janet Todd (1987). "Elizabeth Polwhele". In Janet M. Todd (ed.). A Dictionary of British and American women writers, 1660-1800. Rowman & Allanheld. p. 259. ISBN 978-0-8476-7125-0.
- ^ Milhous, Judith. "Polewheele, E.". Oxford Dictionary of National Biography (online ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/ref:odnb/45820. (Subscription or UK public library membership required.)
- Wynne-Davies, Marion. "Polwhele, Elizabeth (?1651-1691) English Restoration dramatist." Dictionary of English Literature, Bloomsbury, 1997.
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