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Mlima’s Tale

Mlima’s Tale

by Lynn Nottage

Published by: Theatre Communications Group

Imprint: Theatre Communications Group

96 Pages, 5.38 x 8.50 in

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9781559365994
Published: September 2021

$15.95

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“A beautiful, endlessly echoing portrait of a murder and its afterlife. Ms. Nottage shaped this story with such theatrical inventiveness and discipline that it never feels sensational… A finely wrought fusion of elements.” —Ben Brantley, New York Times

Continuing in her tradition of crafting thought-provoking, socially conscious dramas, Lynn Nottage’s play tells the story of Mlima, an elephant struck down by poachers for his magnificent tusks. Beginning in a game park in Kenya, the play tracks the trajectory of Mlima’s tusks through the ivory trade market while Mlima’s ghost follows close behind—marking all those complicit in his barbaric death.

Lynn Nottage's plays include the Pulitzer Prize–winning Ruined; Intimate Apparel, Fabulation, or the Re-Education of Undine; Crumbs from the Table of Joy; Las Meninas; Mud, River, Stone; Por'Knockers; and POOF!

Nottage is an Associate Professor at Columbia University.

“Clear, uncluttered, and hard-hitting… A play of rare beauty, rare understanding, and great moral power.”
~Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant

“Mlima’s Tale, a haunting drama about avarice and ivory, offers a dramatic reminder that the majestic beasts endure things no living creature would want to recall… This lacerating and lyrical play leaves a mark.”
~Joe Dziemianowicz, New York Daily News

“An enthralling piece of theater that tells a fascinating story in a daringly original way… Riveting.”
~Terry Teachout, Wall Street Journal

“Tightly crafted… Mlima’s Tale is dedicated to excavating the gnarly human details behind the assault on one of the planet’s most endangered animals.”
~Sara Holdren, Vulture

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