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PETER RABY |
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Literary Agent: Macnaughton Lord Representation (Theatrical and Literary Agents) |
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Plays by Peter Raby |
Government Inspector, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | Tyrone Guthrie Theater Company, in Minneapolis | - - - | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28731 | |||
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Genre: | comedy Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 20 | Female | 8 | ||
Parts other: | plus extras, many of the male roles are bit parts | |||||
Notes: | Original Playwright - Nikolai Gogol | |||||
Synopsis: | The corrupt, squabbling bureaucrats of a provincial Russian hamlet are suddenly shocked to learn that a Government Inspector is about to pay them a visit-incognito. In this panic they jump to the conclusion that a young stranger recently arrived at the hotel is the Inspector, and they set out to woo him with hospitality, bribes and even the hand of the major's daughter. Actually the young visitor is a penniless clerk-but he is more than willing to accept, with no little cynicism, the largesse which is suddenly showered on him. When their error is discovered the local officials fall to squabbling again, this time over who is to blame for their costly mistake, only to be interrupted by the ominous news that the real Government Inspector has arrived and requests their immediate presence in the name of the Emperor! | |||||
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Three Musketeers, The | ||
| 1st Produced: | American Musical Theatre, San Jose | 10 Mar 2001 | ||||
Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Dramatists Play Service, NY, | ISBN/ASIN: | 978-0-8222-1140-2 | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #28732 | |||
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Genre: | drama Adaptation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 20 | Female | 5 | ||
Parts other: | doubling possible | |||||
Notes: | fromAlexandre Dumas. Music by George Stiles; book by Peter Raby with Francis Matthews; lyrics by Paul Leigh | |||||
Synopsis: | Everyone is familiar with the renowned adventures of D'Artagnan and his three fellow musketeers, Athos, Porthos and Aramis, as they fight for king and country-with frequent detours involving wine, women and song. The entire panoply of action is captured here with brilliant inventiveness and theatricality: the devious trickery of Cardinal Richelieu and Milady de Winter; the sad plight of the beauteous Constance Bonacieux; attempted assassinations; plots and counterplots; and the final triumph of virtue over the forces of evil. Moving swiftly from scene to scene, with minimal staging required, the play captures all the color and excitement of the original with notable economy, and provides a memorable-and unashamedly romantic-experience for audiences and actors alike. | |||||
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