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OSCAR MANDEL |
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Plays by Oscar Mandel |
Amphitryon | ||
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| 1st Published: | Los Angeles: Spectrum Productions, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70130 | |||
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Genre: | Farce | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 6 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This play is called, and in fact is, a "licentious translation" of the farce by Molière which bears the same title. | |||||
Synopsis: | Jupiter disguises himself as Amphitryon in order to enjoy the favors of Amphitryon's beautiful wife; chaos ensues. | |||||
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Land of Upside Down | ||
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| 1st Published: | I don't think it has been published. Try emailing Playwright or Agent where listed at top of page. | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #76762 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Ludwig Tiek | |||||
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Playboy of Seville or Supper With a Statue | ||
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| 1st Published: | Contained in: "Three Classic Don Juan Plays" published by University of Nebraska Press, 1971 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #77954 | |||
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Genre: | Translation | |||||
| Parts: | Male | - | Female | - | ||
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Notes: | Original Playwright - Tiroso de Molina | |||||
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Prince Poupon Needs a Wife | ||
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| 1st Published: | Los Angeles: Spectrum Productions, 2002 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70131 | |||
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Genre: | Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 3 | Female | 3 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This play is printed in: Reinventions: Four Plays by Oscar Mandel, after Homer, Cervantes, Calderon and Marivaux. It is a "reinvention" of the latter's La Double inconstance. | |||||
Synopsis: | The Prince of Pouponaco wants a sturdy peasant-wife in order to regenerate the feeble line of the Poupons. The girl he chooses is unfortunately engaged to a handsome peasant lad. An inconvenient peasant can be hanged, but the prince chooses psychological warfare instead. | |||||
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Rebels of Nantucket, The | ||
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| 1st Published: | Los Angeles: Spectrum Productions, 1996 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70132 | |||
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Genre: | Romantic historical comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 8 | Female | 4 | ||
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Notes: | This play is printed in Two Romantic Plays: The Spaniards in Denmark and The Rebels of Nantucket | |||||
Synopsis: | In 1776, on the island of Nantucket, the rebels, led by an American colonel and a not entirely genuine French marquise, outwit the British garrison. | |||||
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Virgin and the Unicorn, The | ||
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Company: | n/a | |||||
| 1st Published: | Los Angeles: Spectrum Productions, 1993 | ISBN/ASIN: | - | |||
| Music: | - | doollee no | #70133 | |||
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Genre: | miraculous drawing-room comedy Comedy | |||||
| Parts: | Male | 5 | Female | 2 | ||
Parts other: | - | |||||
Notes: | This play appears in The Virgin and the Unicorn: Four Plays by Oscar Mandel | |||||
Synopsis: | A beastly unicorn is ravaging the lands of the Earl of Dumfrey; all-around wickedness is the cause, and the play shows plenty of it. | |||||
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