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| + | A play for teenage performers about Billy, who is nine when he accidentally finds out that he's adopted. He feels betrayed, so he retreats into a world of his own, excluding his parents, in order to devise a Fortress of Solitude, in which he models himself on Superman, another orphan. | ||
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| + | First performed in its one-act form at LaSalle Academy in Rhode Island. Later reworked as a full-length play. | ||
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| + | Published by [[Samuel French]] | ||
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| + | ==Translations and adaptations== | ||
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| + | Translated into [[Afrikaans]] as ''[[Veilige Vesting]]'' by [[Bernie Visser]] | ||
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| + | == Performance history in South Africa == | ||
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| + | == Sources == | ||
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| + | https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/9503/fortress-one-act | ||
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| + | https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/8524/fortress-full-length | ||
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| + | Go to [[ESAT Bibliography]] | ||
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| + | == Return to == | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS I: Original SA plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS II: Foreign plays]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS III: Collections]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[South_African_Festivals|South African Festivals and Competitions]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[The ESAT Entries]] | ||
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| + | Return to [[Main Page]] | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 14 March 2023
Fortress is a one act play by Michael Scanlan ()[]
Contents
The original text
A play for teenage performers about Billy, who is nine when he accidentally finds out that he's adopted. He feels betrayed, so he retreats into a world of his own, excluding his parents, in order to devise a Fortress of Solitude, in which he models himself on Superman, another orphan.
First performed in its one-act form at LaSalle Academy in Rhode Island. Later reworked as a full-length play.
Published by Samuel French
Translations and adaptations
Translated into Afrikaans as Veilige Vesting by Bernie Visser
Performance history in South Africa
Sources
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/9503/fortress-one-act
https://www.concordtheatricals.com/p/8524/fortress-full-length
Go to ESAT Bibliography
Return to
Return to PLAYS I: Original SA plays
Return to PLAYS II: Foreign plays
Return to PLAYS III: Collections
Return to PLAYS IV: Pageants and public performances
Return to South African Festivals and Competitions
Return to The ESAT Entries
Return to Main Page
