One Act
Dark Comedy, Drama
3M

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Franklinland

by Lloyd Suh
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Synopsis

The story of growing up as the only son of Benjmain Franklin: the greatest scientific mind in the world, inventor of the lightning rod and the urinary catheter and the glass harmonica and bifocal glasses and, oh yeah, in his spare time the United States of America.

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Casting

CHARACTER LIST(3M)

BEN Franklin — aging from 46 to 79 years old

WILLIAM Franklin — aging from 20 to 53 years old

William TEMPLE Franklin — 23 years old

Setting

Time
1752 to 1785

Place
Philadelphia, the Atlantic Ocean, London, and New Jersey

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"A revelation and a delight."

- Newcity Stage

"[A]… very cool little play."

- Chicago Tribune

"A unique and unexpected retelling of the birth of the nation… Hilarious. The ideas Suh’s script grapple with prove even more moving than the comedy."

- Onstage Colorado

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