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Wuthering Heights

adapted by Laramie Dean from Emily Brontë

In this bold, visceral reimagining of Emily Brontë’s Gothic masterpiece, the boundaries between past and present, memory and madness, completely dissolve.

What is the story of Cathy and Heathcliff’s terrifying love? What is the truth behind the curse they hurled at each other? The curse remains, waiting for you.

This play offers an amazing challenge for advanced actors and a wonderful ensemble opportunity.

Drama Character Study Classical Adaptation

Also available in a competition-length version here.

Recommended for High Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 120 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
8 Characters
4 M 3 F 1 Any Gender
Plus chorus of approximately 10
Set
Simple Set, Multiple Set, Opportunity for Spectacle
Length
83 pages
Free Excerpt

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Royalty fees apply to all performances whether or not admission is charged. Any performance in front of an audience (e.g. an invited dress rehearsal) is considered a performance for royalty purposes.

Exemption details for scenes and monologues for competition.

8 Characters

4 M, 3 F, 1 Any Gender, Plus chorus of approximately 10

Characters in this play are currently identified as male or female. Directors are welcome to assign any gender (binary or non-binary) to any character and modify pronouns accordingly.

CATHY [F] 297 lines
A wild young woman who grows up at Wuthering Heights.
HEATHCLIFF [M] 198 lines
A wild young man brought to Wuthering Heights as a child.
LOCKWOOD [M] 109 lines
A tenant of Heathcliff’s, renting Thrushcross Grange.
NELLY [F] 164 lines
A servant at Wuthering Heights.
ISABELLA [F] 102 lines
A proper young woman who grows up at Thrushcross Grange. Edgar’s sister.
HINDLEY [M] 44 lines
Cathy’s brother, who despises Heathcliff.
EDGAR [M] 61 lines
A proper young man who grows up at Thrushcross Grange. Isabella’s brother.
CHORUS LEADER [A] 82 lines
Helps to create Wuthering Heights. Greedy.
THE WUTHERING CHORUS [A] 36 lines
(Approximately 10 performers) Helps the Chorus Leader.

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