Set in the early 1800s, The Eyes of Old Bet is a one-woman play with a running time around 20-25 minutes. Martha has reconciled herself to a childless, but contented, life with her husband, Edward. Yet when she’s blessed with a daughter later in life, she begins to see the world through new eyes—not only in the excitement and vitality of her precious Sybil, but also in what society will withhold from her daughter, simply because of her gender. Martha’s own prejudices are put to the test when a strange creature arrives in their small town whom Sybil adores, but Martha fears and is repulsed by: the second elephant in America, called Old Bet. Yet when a revelatory incident occurs between Sybil and Old Bet, Martha begins to see more similarities to the elephant than differences; their relationship merges and diverges until a tragic end.