Delilah Lee by Rebecca Bossen

Footsteps on an empty stair, music from an untouched dulcimer, whispers full of pain and vengeance…Maura fears that she’s losing her mind; or, even worse, that everything she hears is real. She has retreated to her family’s ancestral home, only to find that home may be the most dangerous place of all. When Z blows into town and joins Maura’s band, he triggers an avalanche of secrets from Maura’s past—and beyond...
Footsteps on an empty stair, music from an untouched dulcimer, whispers full of pain and vengeance…Maura fears that she’s losing her mind; or, even worse, that everything she hears is real. She has retreated to her family’s ancestral home, only to find that home may be the most dangerous place of all. When Z blows into town and joins Maura’s band, he triggers an avalanche of secrets from Maura’s past—and beyond. Featuring moonshine, music, and (possibly) murder, Delilah Lee is an Appalachian tale about battling the ghosts we inherit and the ghosts we create.
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Delilah Lee

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  • Ian Finley:
    4 Mar. 2018
    “ Delilah Lee is an astonishing play. It weaves between reality and fantasy, between past and present, like a melody, which has haunted me long after I read the script. Though it has as many turns and surprises as a great mystery, it is ultimately the story of a woman coming to terms with her past and her power. I should also mention Bossen's lyrical language, which becomes, like the dulcimer and the banjo, part of the music of this magical play. ”
  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center:
    1 May. 2017
    “ It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Rebecca Bossen and their play Delilah Lee as a finalist for our 2017 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 55 finalists out of more than 1,300 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers were struck by this play’s distinctive voice and vivid landscape, as well as the highly theatrical use of music. ”

Development History

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    Women's Theatre Festival
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    2016