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A Piece of My Heart

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  6w, 1m

Shirley Lauro

This is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops.

A Piece of My Heart

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    6w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Period, Docudrama/History
  • Suggested Use
    • UIL Approved
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11-13), Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! The Barbara Deming Prize for Women Playwrights
    Winner! The Kittredge Foundation Award
    Finalist! The Susan Smith Blackburn Prize

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Summary
This is a powerful, true drama of six women who went to Vietnam: five nurses and a country western singer booked by an unscrupulous agent to entertain the troops. The play portrays each young woman before, during, and after her tour in the war-torn nation and ends as each leaves a personal token at the memorial wall in Washington. A Piece of My Heart premiered in New York at Manhattan Theatre Club.

History
A Piece of My Heart premiered off-Broadway at the Manhattan Theatre Club on November 3, 1991.
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Performing Groups

MARTHA
MARYJO
SISSY
WHITNEY
LEEAN
STEELE
THE AMERICAN MEN

The male actor plays all the male roles in the play.

  • Time Period 1970s, 1960s, Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Play with Music
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Gun Shots
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Smoking

Media

“There have been a number of plays dealing with Vietnam, but none with the direct, emotional impact of Ms. Lauro's work.” – The New York Times

“Brought [the audience] to tears... and a standing ovation.” – Variety

"One of the most compelling and valuable [plays] yet written on a subject... rarely treated with such straight-forward authenticity... needs to be seen now." – The Detroit News

“A riveting, rending dramatic experience.” – The Courier-Journal

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Authors

Shirley Lauro

Shirley Lauro

Guggenheim Fellow Shirley Lauro's best-known work is A Piece of my Heart. With over 2,000 productions, it was named "among our top-produced plays worldwide" for the second consecutive year, including dramas and musicals (Nate Collins, President, Samuel French Play Publishers, ...

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