Ben’s Extraordinary Experiment

Cast: 2m, 1f

v Finalist in the 2006 Coe College Playwriting Contest

• Paris...1777...Benjamin Franklin is engaged in his most audacious experiment yet...trying to persuade France to form an alliance with rebellious America. America’s first and greatest diplomat has already snatched lightning from the sky, but will he be able to snatch the scepter from the tyrant?

• Ben’s Extraordinary Experiment is a highly theatrical glimpse of the pivotal moment in Franklin’s life as he strives to insure that the American Revolution will succeed and that the sacrifice of his family will be mitigated by the extraordinary result he hope to achieve.

• Told in a non-linear fashion, Ben’s Extraordinary Experiment is a fast-paced journey, both funny and poignant, through the life of an extraordinary man and his family and acquaintances. The three roles (Franklin, the women in his life, and the men in his life) each offer a tour de force for their performers.

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