Orchidelirium

Year of Publication
2004
Publication Type
Playscript
Number of Pages or Episodes
93 p.
Language
English
Author
Author: Dave Carley
Publisher
Scirocco Drama
City
Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Genre
Keywords
Abstract
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.
Notes
The play premiered in Toronto in 2003.
Author Biography
Dave Carley (1955— ) is a Toronto-based playwright.
Time
1895
Places
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