Mill Fire
Description
The mysterious causes and devastating effects of a steel mill explosion are seen through the eyes of a defiant young widow.
Production Info
Full Length Drama (about 90 minutes)
Single Set
Contemporary Costumes
Press Quotes
“It’s a straightforward enough story, but Nemeth tells it in a way that stunningly recapitulates the crazy-quilt patterns of memory. Creating a collage of time, sensation, inner thought and overt action, she twists the past and the present so that the intensity of pleasure, pain and loss becomes truly excruciating. And in the process, she reminds us of how ephemeral life is, and how crucially important each minute should be, though, of course, never can be.” —Hedy Weiss, Sun-Times (Chicago)
“MILL FIRE is a tense, brooding piece, a cross between a thriller, a social documentary and a requiem … Nemeth’s subject is pain, whose precise causes may never be known, and she draws its map like a cartographer of hell.” —Hugo Williams, The Times (London)
Author
Sally NemethBorn in Chicago in 1959, Sally Nemeth was an award-winning playwright and screenwriter. Her plays have been produced by theaters throughout the English-speaking world. Published plays include HOLY DAYS, MILL FIRE, WATER PLAY, and SALLY'S SHORTS. Since beginning her television career writing for the hit NBC TV show Law & Order, she had written for every major television network and produced the documentary film Long Story Short. Her novel for young adults, The Heights, the Depths and Everything in Between, is published by Knopf/Yearling. She lived in Indiana, Delaware, Alabama, New York City and Los Angeles. She passed away in 2021.
Book Information
| Publisher | BPPI |
|---|---|
| Publication Date | 12/31/2013 |
| Pages | 66 |
| ISBN | 9780881455830 |
Special Notes
First produced by Goodman Theater, Chicago
by special arrangement with Broadway Play Publishing Inc, NYC
www.broadwayplaypublishing.com
