She wrote lurid, sensational stories before Little Women. Like her heroine Jo March, Louisa May Alcott wrote, published, and supported her family with what she called “blood and thunder tales ...

Although the March family is fictional, the characters—including the four sisters whose stories have captivated generations of girls—are heavily based on Louisa May Alcott’s real-life family.

Every 10 years since what would have been Louisa May Alcott’s 100th birthday in 1932, the Concord Players honor their hometown author with a stage adaption of her beloved “Little Women.” ...