Greer DuBois

I'm a playwright, essayist, and occasional cartoonist in Chicago. My playwriting has been seen at Forward Theater, Milwaukee Chamber Theater, and the American Myth Center. Right now, I'm earning an MFA in screenwriting at DePaul University.

Scripts

The Year Without a Summer

by Greer DuBois

Cast Size

6

Genre

comedy,

commedia dell'arte,

docudrama/historic,

farce

Set in 1816, a band of European misfits (one of whom bears a striking resemblance to the writer Stendhal) hide and collide in an Alpine villa during the eponymous summer-less summer of 1816 with salonnière Matilda Dembowski presiding over the mischief. Through games, stories, and philosophical conversations, and with the help of a ridiculous cast of characters pulled from history and farce, the recently...

Set in 1816, a band of European misfits (one of whom bears a striking resemblance to the writer Stendhal) hide and collide in an Alpine villa during the eponymous summer-less summer of 1816 with salonnière Matilda Dembowski presiding over the mischief. Through games, stories, and philosophical conversations, and with the help of a ridiculous cast of characters pulled from history and farce, the recently separated Matilda tries to determine her uncertain future.