MICHAEL HOLLINGER is the author
of OPUS, TOOTH AND CLAW,
RED HERRING, INCORRUPTIBLE,
AN EMPTY PLATE IN THE CAFE
DU GRAND BOEUF, and TINY
ISLAND, all of which premiered at
Arden Theatre Company, and which
have together enjoyed productions
around the country, off-Broadway,
and abroad. Awards include a Steinberg/ATCA New Play
Citation, a Mid-Atlantic Emmy Award, the Frederick Loewe Award for Musical Theatre, two Barrymore Awards, and
fellowships from the Independence Foundation, Mid-Atlantic Arts Foundation and Pennsylvania Council on the Arts.
GHOST-WRITER
It’s 1919, and novelist Franklin Woolsey has died, dictating his latest novel to his devoted secretary, Myra. But she continues to type anyway, claiming she’s still receiving dictation, and dutifully sends each chapter to the publisher under her late employer’s name. (Woolsey’s widow – who hasn’t heard a word from her husband – is understandably vexed.) Is Myra channeling the dead author? Is she merely an artful forger? Where did the words used to come from, and where do they come from now? A tale of inspiration, expiration, and vicarious love.
