A Night at the Theatre (Aphra Behn)
Story Stats
Rating: 4
Grade Level: 4, 5
Page count: 18
Author
Marie-Louise
Jensen
Appeared in
Daughters of Time: Exceptional Women; Extraordinary Stories
Story Summary
Aphra Behn (the first women to purportedly make a living as a writer) takes her goddaughter, Jenny, to the theater to see her newest play. Fortunately for Jenny, an unexpected emergency leaves her in the care of a young stage hand and allows her to see the inner workings of stage production.