The Floor playscript

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Swenson, May. 1965. “The Floor Playscript”. Doubles and Opposites, May Swenson in the Modern Literature Collection, accessed March 29, 2026, https://digitalexhibits.library.wustl.edu/s/swenson/item/59853

Title: The Floor playscript
Description: First scene from a script draft toward The Floor, a surreal one-act play by Swenson. She also oversaw production and performances at the American Place Theatre, during the 1965-66 season. Swenson's play was one of three plays by three writers performed together as Doubles and Opposites, the final full production of the season.
Date: circa 1965-1966
Type: Experimental drama
Format: paper; jpeg
Creator: Swenson, May
Extent: five leaves, recto only; the script is 26 pages total and the folder contains three scripts with ephemera and photographs
Language: English
Relation: Doubles and Opposites
Source: May Swenson Papers, Box 150 Folder 5100
Identifier: ms111-s02_3-b150-f5100-003
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Rights: In copyright