Dearest Eugenia Haggis

Dearest Eugenia Haggis by Ann Marie Healy

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Productions (2)
Comedy/Drama
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80 - 85 minutes
2 W, 1 M,  (3-5 actors possible: exactly 2 W, 1-3 M)
Set: Minimal.

Pauline Khenghis, a young, failed writer, spends her frustrated days taking care of an older blind man named Mister Blind Johnny Knoll in his isolated lakehouse. To her dismay, Mister Blind Johnny Knoll hires Eugenia Haggis, an "old maid," to keep house for the winter. Pauline begins writing fake love letters to Eugenia under the pen name "Mr. Alfred Sonneville," and is able to manipulate all of their communication because the wild Sanagret boys from across the lake taunt Eugenia so violently that she is unable to leave the house. As the letters grow more intimate, their epistolary courtship grows stronger until, in a final act of cruelty and compassion, Pauline sets Eugenia free.

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $85
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Funny, Strange, Provocative: Seven Plays from Clubbed Thumb.
Standard Edition $12.99
Standard Manager Edition $0.00
Archival Video License $150

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Play Details

Pauline Khenghis, a young, failed writer, spends her frustrated days taking care of an older blind man named Mister Blind Johnny Knoll in his isolated lakehouse. To her dismay, Mister Blind Johnny Knoll hires Eugenia Haggis, an "old maid," to keep house for the winter. Pauline begins writing fake love letters to Eugenia under the pen name "Mr. Alfred Sonneville," and is able to manipulate all of their communication because the wild Sanagret boys from across the lake taunt Eugenia so violently that she is unable to leave the house. As the letters grow more intimate, their epistolary courtship grows stronger until, in a final act of cruelty and compassion, Pauline sets Eugenia free.

  • Comedy/Drama
  • |
  • 80 - 85 minutes
  • 2 W, 1 M,  (3-5 actors possible: exactly 2 W, 1-3 M)
  • Set: Minimal.

Production History

JUL 01, 2005 - JUL 31, 2005
The Cape Cod Theater Project (staged reading)
Wellfleet, MA United States
The Cape Cod Theater Project (staged reading) Wellfleet, MA United States
MAY 01, 2005 - MAY 31, 2005
Clubbed Thumb Summerworks at the Ohio Theater (production workshop)
New York, NY United States
Clubbed Thumb Summerworks at the Ohio Theater (production workshop) New York, NY United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.