When the rhyming couplets break apart into simple and honest speech, the audience takes a collective breath and holds it. The ache of love unexpressed and inexpressible.
A Work Unfinishing
About the Play
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RUN TIME: Approximately 2.5 hours
SET: Minimal (A few sittables, with fanciful clothing) CW: Mental illness, suicidal ideation, and toxic relationships discussed seriously CHARACTERS:
Female Presenting Princess Genevieve Mme. Evolette Comptess Renee Mme. Lucrece Gravide Massaude Enchantee Mother Abbess Male Presenting M. Valentine M. Beaudemonde Impeteux Dr. Nanti (May double with) LeBoeuf |
Mme. Evolette (Amanda Roberts) surrounded by her admirers. Photo courtesy of Duncan Pflaster.
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Listen
The excerpted scene was performed in part in Season 1, Episode 5 of Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama, "So You Think You Know Scansion?" To hear the selection, listen at the 70 minute mark (about 35 minutes from the end).
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