TY - SER KW - botanists AU - Dave Carley AB - A stage play about the 19th-century orchids craze. Frances O'Keefe, an ethno-botanist and tour guide in the University of Pittsburgh’s hothouse, tells the story of her ancestor who in 1895 competed with her Mellon and Frick friends to promote the love of orchids. C1 - 1895 C3 - Allegheny County; Pittsburgh; Oakland; University of Pittsburgh C4 - Comedy; Historical; Environmental CY - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada LA - English M3 - Playscript N1 - The play premiered in Toronto in 2003. N2 - A stage play about the 19th-century orchids craze. Frances O'Keefe, an ethno-botanist and tour guide in the University of Pittsburgh’s hothouse, tells the story of her ancestor who in 1895 competed with her Mellon and Frick friends to promote the love of orchids. PB - Scirocco Drama PP - Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada PY - 2004 RN - Dave Carley (1955— ) is a Toronto-based playwright. EP - 93 p. TI - Orchidelirium ER -