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Am I Blue, the first play of well-known author Beth Henley, is a brief one-act that opens on a rainy street in the French Quarter of New Orleans. John Polk, a young college student, is having a drink at a dingy bar when he meets Ashbee, a small and feisty 16-year-old girl dressed a bit maturely for her age.
Am I Blue is a play by Beth Henley and was written in 1972 and first performed in 1974 at Southern Methodist University. It premiered Off-Broadway in 1982 at the Circle Repertory Company, in a night of plays called Confluence (also featuring Confluence by John Bishop and Thymus Vulgaris by Lanford Wilson).
- Beth Henley
- 1982
Am I Blue. Beth Henley. Author bio (s) $11.00. Qty: One Act, Comedy. 3 men, 4 women (most women are non-speaking roles) Total Cast: 7, Interior. ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-0021-5. Apply for Rights. MIN. PERFORMANCE FEE: $55 per performance.
Mar 26, 2014 · The play is set in 1968 and centers around two troubled teens from two very different walks of life who come together by a chance meeting and share their stories. Written by Henley in her sophomore year (1972), the play is making its return to Meadows 40 years later.
Am I Blue by Beth Henley - Brighton Central School District
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While at college, Henley completed her first play, a one-act piece entitled Am I Blue. She graduated from Southern Methodist in 1974 with a BFA. [2] From 1975 to 1976, she taught playwriting at the University of Illinois (Urbana) and the Dallas Minority Repertory Theater.
Oct 1, 1982 · 'Am I blue' flows like a river of reflection and truth, and it is effortless to read because of its understated beauty. That is the key to Beth Henely's plays, subtelty and truth. I think she wrote 'Am I blue' in college; it is fresh and uninhibited as a result.
- Beth Henley
