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.

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.