Silver Queen
She had everything, lost it all, then discovered the hidden treasure of her dreams.
Silver Queen is a four-part mini series inspired by the fascinating and scandalous true story of Colorado’s Baby Doe Tabor, who rose from obscurity to become the enigmatic partner of one of this country’s richest men.
This is a story of resilience, ambition, and love set in the Gilded Age of the American West.
Source material includes the novel The Silver Baron’s Wife and explores themes highly relevant today: wealth vs poverty, love vs loneliness, and materialism vs spirituality.
The novel that inspired it all—
The Silver Baron’s Wife
Foreword Indies Winner & WRPN Women’s International Film Festival Winner
“Stein's blend of love story, scandal, and mystical experience is satisfying and entertaining.”
—Publishers Weekly
An artistic, sympathetic imagining of the life of a 19th-century woman who made headlines for all the wrong reasons.”
—Kirkus Reviews
Bronze Winner, General Fiction, Foreword Reviews
Gold Winner in Novel Category of WRPN Women’s International Film Festiva
Follow a woman’s journey from
rags to riches to rags to mysticism
A beautiful young woman toils in the mines of Colorado where she catches the eye of a wealthy silver baron.
This man introduces her to a life of luxury – a villa in Denver where 100 peacocks roam the yard and a meeting with the U.S. President, his Cabinet, and their disapproving wives.
In a stunning fall from grace, she loses her fortune, her marriage, and her family.
…only to find a door opening into a world of magic and mysticism.
Themes in
Silver Queen
The American Dream—a reflection on its cost and consequence
Gender and Power—a woman navigating a male-dominated world
Marriage, Motherhood & Money—is there something more?
True Fulfillment—an unexpected spiritual awakening that leads to a profound shift in consciousness
Silver Queen
Key Characters
Lizzie Doe Tabor
a bold, independent woman
Potential Lead Actresses:
Naomi Watts, Kirsten Dunst, Claire Danes, Amanda Seyfried, Jessica Chastain, Meryl Streep, Mamie Gummer, Jennifer Lawrence
Horace Tabor
a wealthy silver baron
Potential Lead Actors:
Jake Gyllenhaal, Josh Pais, Richard Gere, Bradley Cooper, Sam Elliott, Jon Hamm, Clive Owen, Jude Law
GILDED AGE meets DEADWOOD
Audience: Fans of historical fiction, romance, the Wild West, stories of redemption and spiritual experience
The story’s rich historical background and dramatic arc make it ideal for viewing as a mini-series. LIFE Magazine featured its main character on its cover, and Edward G. Robinson starred in an early movie called Silver Dollar which focused on the scandalous love triangle. It’s time for a new recounting that focuses on Lizzie Doe Tabor as much more than adulterous mistress and wealthy wife.
Some theologians consider her an American female mystic!
About the Author, Donna Baier Stein,
Award Winning Novelist
Donna Baier Stein is an award-winning novelist, short story writer, poet, and playwright. She is the recipient of the PEN/New England Discovery Award, Foreword Reviews Award, Bread Loaf Scholarship, Johns Hopkins Writing Seminars Fellowship, Iowa Fiction Award Finalist, and more.
Her work has been featured on NPR, PBS, Washingtonian, Saturday Evening Post, O Magazine, the WRPN Women’s International Film Festival and London Global Film Festival.
For more information about turning this riveting, female-centric story into a mini-series, send us a message!
Or email donna@donnabaierstein.com.