AXED!
An Evening of One Ax
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Poster by Amy Jorgenson
Who was Lizzie Borden?
AXED! is a collection of two one-act plays, both focused on women who were intimate with Lizzie during her lifetime:
Lace Curtain Irish
Thirty-five years after the infamous Fall River ax murders, an Irish woman, working in her kitchen in Anaconda, Montana, opens a newspaper to read about the death of the alleged murderer, Lizzie Borden. The woman is Bridget Sullivan, the Borden's former maid. A gripping solo one-act that turns history on its head!
The Greatest Actress Who Ever Lived
A closeted reporter arrives in the dressing room of veteran, bisexual stage and film star Nance O'Neil, and as Nance shares the details of her affair with alleged ax murderess Lizzie Borden, the two women share a moment of intimacy.
AXED! is a collection of two one-act plays, both focused on women who were intimate with Lizzie during her lifetime:
Lace Curtain Irish
Thirty-five years after the infamous Fall River ax murders, an Irish woman, working in her kitchen in Anaconda, Montana, opens a newspaper to read about the death of the alleged murderer, Lizzie Borden. The woman is Bridget Sullivan, the Borden's former maid. A gripping solo one-act that turns history on its head!
The Greatest Actress Who Ever Lived
A closeted reporter arrives in the dressing room of veteran, bisexual stage and film star Nance O'Neil, and as Nance shares the details of her affair with alleged ax murderess Lizzie Borden, the two women share a moment of intimacy.
Reviews and Interviews
Reviews and Interviews about AXED!
"Lizzie Borden Took an Axe... or Didn't," by Bob Keyes, Portland Press Herald.
"Playwright Gage Explains Lizzie Borden On Stage," by Megan Grumbling, Portland Phoenix.
"Carolyn Gage Interprets Lizzie Borden's Case: Reclaiming History," by Megan Grumbling, Portland Phoenix.
Carolyn Gage Directs Actress Karen Ball at Lucid Stage, Portland Press-Herald.
