BRIGHT SCHOOL INC – Pajama Party Auction 2024
Auction Ends: Oct 30, 2024 09:00 PM EDT

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By Any Other Name SIGNED by author Jodi Picoult

Item Number
120
Estimated Value
Priceless
Leading Bid
40 USD
Next Minimum Bid
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The winning bid will go to FrontStream Global Fund (tax ID 26-3265577), a 501c3 nonprofit organization, which will send the donation to BRIGHT SCHOOL INC (tax ID 620476284) on behalf of the winner.

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21h 35m
Online Close
2024-10-30 21:00:00.0
Number of Bids
4  -  Bid History

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Item Description

Two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—are forced to hide behind another name to make their voice heard.

Synopsis


In 1581, Emilia Bassano—like most young women of her day—is allowed no voice of her own. But as the Lord Chamberlain’s mistress, she has access to all theater in England, and finds a way to bring her work to the stage secretly. And yet, creating some of the world’s greatest dramatic masterpieces comes at great cost: by paying a man for the use of his name, she will write her own out of history.

In the present, playwright Melina Green has just written a new work inspired by the life of her Elizabethan ancestor Emilia Bassano. Although the challenges are different four hundred years later, the playing field is still not level for women in theater. Would Melina—like Emilia—be willing to forfeit her credit as author, just for a chance to see her work performed?

Told in intertwining narratives, this sweeping tale of ambition, courage, and desire asks what price each woman is willing to pay to see their work live on—even if it means they will be forgotten.

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