SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW

by Stephen Spotswood

Elsie and Abby have led a hard, strange childhood, secreted away in the remote town of Ellery Hollow. Orphaned at a young age, they face a populace that hates and fears them, and the only people that understand or care for them are those few who are even more of an outsider than they are. But Elsie and Abby have learned to cope by translating their lives into a series of tall tales: from their impossible birth...

Elsie and Abby have led a hard, strange childhood, secreted away in the remote town of Ellery Hollow. Orphaned at a young age, they face a populace that hates and fears them, and the only people that understand or care for them are those few who are even more of an outsider than they are. But Elsie and Abby have learned to cope by translating their lives into a series of tall tales: from their impossible birth to their adoption by the strangest of caretakers, to an eventual confrontation with the Hairy Man of the Forest—a terrible creature with a secret that threatens to destroy their tiny family.

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SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW

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  • Cheryl Bear: SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW

    A brilliant and beautiful story that is gorgeously written and absolutely magical. Well done!

    A brilliant and beautiful story that is gorgeously written and absolutely magical. Well done!

  • Lainie Vansant: SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW

    This play makes you feel like you're gathered around a campfire listening to an age-old tale. It takes its audience on a fantastically imaginative adventure with the potential to just use its actors talents to do so. It's perfect for touring (or actually producing at a campfire, I would watch that), and the story really sticks.

    This play makes you feel like you're gathered around a campfire listening to an age-old tale. It takes its audience on a fantastically imaginative adventure with the potential to just use its actors talents to do so. It's perfect for touring (or actually producing at a campfire, I would watch that), and the story really sticks.

  • David J. Loehr: SISTERS OF ELLERY HOLLOW

    Utterly enchanting, and enthralling when produced simply. Two women, a nearly empty stage, yet magical.

    Utterly enchanting, and enthralling when produced simply. Two women, a nearly empty stage, yet magical.

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Character Information

  • Abby
    The oldest of two sisters brought from their pine-shade, hill-side cabin home in remote Ellery Hollow to tell the stories that made up their childhood
    Character Age
    20-50
    Character Gender Identity
    Female or Non-binary
  • Elsie
    The youngest of two sisters brought from their pine-shade, hill-side cabin home in remote Ellery Hollow to tell the stories that made up their childhood
    Character Age
    20-50
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Kennedy Center Page To Stage, Year 2008

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Philadelphia Fringe Festival, Year 2014
  • Type Professional, Organization Shakespeare Theatre's Happenings At The Harman Program, Year 2012
  • Type Professional, Organization Capital Fringe Festival (self-produced), Year 2010
  • Type Professional, Organization Fall Capital Fringe Festival, Year 2010