Show Plot Little Women

Authors: Novel by Louisa May Alcott,  Play by Marian de Forest (the first authorized 1912 Broadway version), Modern/Alternative Play Authors: Kate Hamill, Peter Clapham, and Marsha Norman (book for the musical version

Time Period: 860s, specifically during and immediately after the American Civil War (1861–1865)

Setting: Concord, Massachusetts (primarily the March family's modest home, parlor, and attic, with brief scenes in New York or Aunt March’s estate depending on the adaptation)

Summary:

Little Women is a coming-of-age story about four sisters (Meg, Jo, Beth, and Amy) growing up with their mother ("Marmee") in Massachusetts during the American Civil War while their father serves as a Union chaplain.