Nellie
Nellie is a one-act play that needs 10 performers (9 women, 1 men). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 10 performers
- Roles
- 9 women, 1 men
- Cast notes
- 1 m, 9 w
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- by robby steltz
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
In the late 1800s rumors were circulating about alleged horrors taking place on Blackwell’s Island, home of the Insane Asylum of New York. Women were apparently the victims of abuse and torture, and one woman, a newspaper reporter, decided to risk her own life to investigate. Nellie Bly committed herself to the asylum, documenting her findings and ultimately revealing the horrors to the entire world. This one-act play, adapted from her book, “Ten Days in a Madhouse,” tells the incredible story o
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