Last Summer in Bluefish Cove (Masterplots II: Drama, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Jane Chambers
- First Published: 1980
- Type of Plot: Social realism
- Time of Work: c. 1980
- Setting: A beach resort
- Principal Characters: Lil, Eva, Dr. Kitty Cochrane, Rita, Annie, Rae, Sue, Donna
- Genres: Social realism, Drama, Autobiographical drama
- Subjects: Love or romance, Friendship, Cancer, Lesbianism or lesbians, Death or dying, Vacations, Terminal illness or terminally ill, Diseases, Beaches or seashores, Dating
- Locales: United States
The Play
In this two-act play, a group of lesbians who meet every summer at an isolated beach resort, Bluefish Cove, find their vacation unsettled by two events. First is the fact that Lil, a popular woman in the group of friends, is suffering from terminal cancer. Second is the arrival of Eva Margolis, a heterosexual woman who has just left her husband and is unaware that the cabin she has rented is intended for lesbians who value their privacy.
As act 1 opens, Lil stands on the beach in front of a one-room rustic cabin. She talks aloud to a bluefish she is trying to...
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