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An innovative one-woman show centered on the character of England's Queen Elizabeth I during the 1580s. Starring Additional lines by Ira David Wood, IIILooking for something different and exciting? Try the hit show Elizabeth R! Now in its ninth season, the highly acclaimed Elizabeth R is an innovative fifty-minute, one-woman show that presents an intimate look at England's 16th century monarch Queen Elizabeth I. No static icon, this Elizabeth is a real person, with understandable emotions and problems. She spits out some vintage Elizabethan invectives, but draws on her strength of character to make tough decisions that affect her subjects in England and in the New World. Elizabeth R is the unexpected. It is history presented in an entertaining way; it is biography in the making; it is the plight of a woman in a man's world; it is delightful; and it is fun!No ordinary history play, the script develops the character and emotions of Elizabeth the woman, the actress, and the Queen. It has a plot, and historical episodes-such as Sir Walter Raleigh's colonies on Roanoke Island, and the Spanish Armada's attack on England-are adroitly interspersed with lighter fare. This Elizabeth sings, tells jokes, cries, laughs, but always maintains her focus on her duty to her country and the accomplishment of her life's goals.
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