Natasha Toughs It Out
or, War and Peace for Girls
short comedy
short comedy
Based on War and Peace by Leo Tolstoy
The Bechdel test asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. Natasha Toughs It Out goes even further. It never mentions any males at all.
Synopsis
Natasha’s family is financially ruined. They have been forced to sell their beloved home in Moscow. But Natasha refuses to leave without a fight.
Characters
NATASHA, impulsive and feisty
SONYA, Natasha’s orphaned cousin, calm and thoughtful
PRINCESS MARY, unintentionally snobbish
Setting
Former home of the Rostov family, Moscow
Time
1812
This play may be performed as part of the collection Girls Rock the Classics.
The Bechdel test asks whether a work of fiction features at least two women who talk to each other about something other than a man. Natasha Toughs It Out goes even further. It never mentions any males at all.
Synopsis
Natasha’s family is financially ruined. They have been forced to sell their beloved home in Moscow. But Natasha refuses to leave without a fight.
Characters
NATASHA, impulsive and feisty
SONYA, Natasha’s orphaned cousin, calm and thoughtful
PRINCESS MARY, unintentionally snobbish
Setting
Former home of the Rostov family, Moscow
Time
1812
This play may be performed as part of the collection Girls Rock the Classics.
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
April 27, 2021
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Natasha), Meredith Watson (Sonya), Diane Quinn (Princess Mary)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
April 27, 2021
Cast: Victoria Freedman (Natasha), Meredith Watson (Sonya), Diane Quinn (Princess Mary)
Victoria Freedman (Natasha), Meredith Watson (Sonya) and Diane Quinn (Princess Mary)