By Susan Glaspell

Pale Blue Dot Theatre Company

Trifles by Susan Glaspell is a one-act play that was originally preformed in 1916. It is loosely based on a murder case Glaspell reported on when she worked as a journalist for the Des Moines Daily News, in which a man, John Hossack , was killed and the primary suspect was his wife. The plot of Trifles unfolds in much the same way, focusing on the search for clues to the murder of a local farmer Mr. Wright. The play raises questions about justice for women, and the role women can have in executing that justice.