Rivers of Ink
By Henson and Menefee
Rivers of Ink is a one-act play that needs 8 performers (3 women, 5 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 8 performers
- Roles
- 3 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5 m, 3 w, and ensemble
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- drama
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
Hassan works as a scholar in the House of Wisdom specializing in translating legends. She spends her days alongside her father and twin. Together they are all living a dangerous secret. It is 13th century Bagdad at the height of Islamic civilization and women are forbidden in the House of Wisdom, so Hassan and her sister are posing as men. The daughters are living a protected and peaceful life, yet Hassan dreams of travelling the world. The arrival of a new scholar expands Hassan’s horizons, but
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