The Bookbinder's Tale

by Bo Wilson

Once upon a time, at a Prominent University, a young woman named Mina wanted to help people see their lives as stories they tell.
Once upon a time, at the same Prominent University, Mina’s fiancé, the chair of the English department, wanted to indulge her.
Once upon a time, at (yes,) a cheerfully charming Italian bookbinder thought Mina’s story and his own might become a single, well-spun saga.
"The...

Once upon a time, at a Prominent University, a young woman named Mina wanted to help people see their lives as stories they tell.
Once upon a time, at the same Prominent University, Mina’s fiancé, the chair of the English department, wanted to indulge her.
Once upon a time, at (yes,) a cheerfully charming Italian bookbinder thought Mina’s story and his own might become a single, well-spun saga.
"The Bookbinder’s Tale" is a love triangle that travels in and out of its three characters' fables, seen through one another's eyes. By turns funny, breathtaking and touching, it invites us to return to Story--our oldest and best home.

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The Bookbinder's Tale

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  • Kate Danley: The Bookbinder's Tale by Bo Wilson
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    A charming tale filled with heartwarming characters and story. Lovely rhythms and quick pacing. I thoroughly enjoyed!

    A charming tale filled with heartwarming characters and story. Lovely rhythms and quick pacing. I thoroughly enjoyed!

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  • Eugene O'Neill Theater Center: The Bookbinder's Tale by Bo Wilson
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    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Bo Wilson and their play The Bookbinder's Tale as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially appreciated the strength of the language which drives the play through the fluid structure and gives life to the intimately...

    It is the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center's pleasure to recommend Bo Wilson and their play The Bookbinder's Tale as a finalist for our 2016 National Playwrights Conference. The play rose through a competitive, anonymous, multileveled selection process that took nearly nine months to execute. As one of 54 finalists out of more than 1,450 submissions, the strength of its writing has allowed this work to prosper in such a competitive selection process. Our readers especially appreciated the strength of the language which drives the play through the fluid structure and gives life to the intimately drawn characters.

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Awards

  • National Playwrights Conference
    O'Neill Theatre Center
    Finalist
    2016