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OTMA: A Drama
by Kate Moira Ryan

60pages

Published: 2006

Genre: Drama

Publisher: Playscripts, Inc.

Languages: English

ISBN Hardcover: No hardcover edition available

ISBN Softcover: None

Print Status: in print

OTMA: A Drama

description:

A play focusing on the Ekaterinburg captivity of Olga, Tatiana, Maria, and Anastasia Nikolaevna. During their arrest, they rehearse Chekhov's The Cherry Orchard.

unique features:

Imagines the tsar's daughters' perspective on their captivity. Also deals with the "officer's letters" escape plot.

similar to:

Waiting in Tobolsk: The Children of the Last Tsar

in my opinion:

Conveys the tension in the Ipatiev House very well, including a welcome dose of wry humor. However, some characterizations felt less than 3-dimensional to me. Tatiana in particular seemed somewhat caricatured. 

Read a sample here:
http://www.playscripts.com/playview.php3?playid=771

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