As the youngest child in a big family, Amy is a little bit spoiled. While nurturing her artistic dreams, Amy strives to embody selfless virtues of generosity, maturity, and kindness. At first she just wants to be pretty, popular, and pampered, but as she grows Amy begins to realize there’s more to being a true gentlewoman than just status.
As she puts it, “I have ever so many wishes, but the pet one is to be an artist, and go to Rome, and do fine pictures, and be the best artist in the whole world.” She tries to adopt the mannerisms and vocabulary of a wealthy, well-to-do woman, sometimes to hilarious results. However, even at a young age, Amy dreams of living a fairy tale life as a wealthy married woman.Ĭhallenge. Amy also spends a lot of time obsessing over her snub nose and sleeps with a clothespin on it every night to try to reshape it into a stately Roman one. painting, drawing, sculpting, and anything artistic. Amy attends the local school, where she’s more focused on gaining popularity than practicing her studies. Amy is also watched over by her three older sisters, romantic Meg, rebellious Jo, and shy Beth. At just 12 years old, Amy is the baby of her family and often acts like it. March is away serving for the Union Army in the Civil War. Her loving mother Marmee runs the household while Mr. mostly contentedly, in Concord, Massachusetts. Review by Joy Blackburn, Tomah High School, Tomah, Wis.Living. Audiences appreciated the show as well, especially because so many people have read and loved the book." The students loved it, and it contained enough emotional range to give them a real acting challenge. "This show was great to perform at a high-school level. Review by Tracie Pisarcik, Leonardtown High School, Leonardtown, Md.
My actors wore authentic dresses, chemises, and pantaloons and loved it!" It was a wonderful opportunity to teach my students about researching authenticity. "This play is absolutely heartwarming and was delightful to direct. Review by Martin Collin, Saint James School, Saint James, Md.
An excellent show: laughter and tearsÑan exciting and meaningful evening of theatre!" "Our 21st-century audience fell in love with this 19th-century family. Review by Martha Gates, Southeast High School, Wichita, Kan. The audience really enjoyed the drama and the humor." Review by Rhonda Busch, Martin Luther High School, Greendale, Wis. It was a huge success for us and outsold any drama we've ever produced!" "This play had a great cast size and was much more accessible for us as a high school because it didn't encompass the entire, lengthy "Little Women" saga. Review by Melissa Graves, Actors Communicating Character, Alexandria, Va. March in Washington was a sweet and humorous touch." "It is sweet, funny and poignant in the retelling of the story of the March family in Civil War New England. To apply for livestream or record & stream rights, please complete this form. To review some frequently asked questions about streaming, please click here. "…a charming and intelligent adaptation… breathes new life into Louisa May Alcott's beloved story…remarkably faithful to the text." (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette) Notes Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available Special attention is given to the imaginative play of the young characters: storytelling, playacting, letter writing, newspaper publishing and other creative endeavors still available to young people today. This spritely adaptation, commissioned by DreamWrights Youth and Family Theatre of York, Pa., is based on that first volume, along with "The Battle of Beaumanoir," a later Alcott story containing obvious echoes of Jo's penchant for swashbuckling tales and her touching friendship with their neighbor, Laurie. That story's instant success prompted the second volume, Little Women: Good Wives. Louisa May Alcott published Little Women: Meg, Jo, Beth and Amy, the first volume of her now-classic book, in 1868.
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