Give Me Moonlight

Some sorrow we bear alone. Some sorrow has to be shared. Give Me Moonlight is about the sorrow that is so deep that it can barely be felt let alone acknowledged in the bright light of day. This surrealist play tells the fictionalized true story of Bessie and Albert Johnson, a couple in early 1900s Chicago who seem to have everything. But when Bessie brings home a less-than-acceptable houseguest, the sorrows...
Some sorrow we bear alone. Some sorrow has to be shared. Give Me Moonlight is about the sorrow that is so deep that it can barely be felt let alone acknowledged in the bright light of day. This surrealist play tells the fictionalized true story of Bessie and Albert Johnson, a couple in early 1900s Chicago who seem to have everything. But when Bessie brings home a less-than-acceptable houseguest, the sorrows that have been festering under the surface come seeping through the facades she and her husband have created to protect their life and marriage. Based on the history of Scotty's Castle, this new play explores why two people would risk what they barely have to build a castle for a con-artist in the middle of the desert.
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Give Me Moonlight

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Baltimore Regional Dramatists’ Guild Footlights
    ,
    2017
  • Reading
    ,
    New Plays/New Voices Reading Orem Utah Library
    ,
    2013
  • Workshop
    ,
    Brigham Young University Writers/Dramaturgs/Actors Workshop
    ,
    2012