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The turn of the 19th century saw a brief vogue in the American and British theater: precocious child actors taking on the marathon roles of Shakespeare—Othello, Lear, Richard III. Like child stars of today, their novelty (and careers) ended the moment they hit puberty, after which they were left wondering what to do with the rest of their lives. May, 1842. Henry Brooks, billed as a twelve-year-old acting prodigy, is the brightest new star in the American theater. While touring the country as Hamlet, he visits a small New York playhouse. But behind closed doors, Henry’s façade starts to crack: he isn’t a twelve-year-old boy after all, but a young man of fourteen, and his rapidly-approaching adolescence is being literally corseted back as long as possible. Opening night brings Henry to a critical choice: will he take the stage and continue performing as always, or seize this chance to finally gain control over his future?see less

The turn of the 19th century saw a brief vogue in the American and British theater: precocious child actors taking on the marathon roles of Shakespeare—Othello, Lear, Richard III. Like child stars of today, their novelty (and careers) ended the moment they hit puberty, after which they were left wondering what to do with the rest of their lives. May, 1842. Henry...see more