Quilters: a play with music and Lyrics

by Molly Newman

Ostensibly the story of a pioneer woman and her six daughters, QUILTERS blends a series of interrelated scenes into a rich mosaic which captures the sweep and beauty, the terror and joy, the harsh challenge and abiding rewards of frontier life. Illuminating stories contained in various patches or "blocks" with music, dance and drama, the action depicts the lot of women on the girlhood, marriage, childbirth, spinsterhood, twisters, fire, illness and death. But, with this, there is also love, warmth, rich and lively humor and the moving spectacle of simple human dignity and steadfastness in the face of adversity. In the end, when the various patches are assembled into one glorious, brilliantly colorful quilt, the effect is both breathtaking and magical-and a theatrical masterstroke which will linger in the mind and memory long after the house lights have dimmed.

Genres: Plays, Drama, Quilting, Theatre

Paperback

First published December 1, 1986

Reviews

[Saundra Brewer · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a heartwarming and very real play. I loved reading it, as I did seeing it performed by Blanchett Catholic School last month, directed by my amazingly talented daughter Gabrielle Brewer-Wallin.

[Dave · Rating 4 out of 5]

There's some wonderful music in this show. And some of the scenes are very moving and powerful.

[Michael · Rating 4 out of 5]

In production. :) It's a strange little script, but with a good vocal cast it works.