The Love for Three Oranges
By Doreen B. Heard. Freely adapted from the scenario by Count Carlo Gozzi.
Product Code: LG9000
Full-length Play
Comedy
Cast size: 5m., 3w., with doubling, or up to 20+ (5m., 4w., 11 either gender) plus extras.
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Synopsis
This delightful, fast-paced comedy is full of the broad and wacky humor of the commedia dell'arte, the Italian comedy theatre of olden times. It was written in 1761 for the commedia and derived from a southern European folktale. The kingdom of King Silvio is in an uproar. Prince Tartaglia never smiles and the inept court doctor, Il Dottore, cannot cure him. The impish jester Truffaldino and the king's advisor, Pantalone, decide to have a festival to cheer up the prince. The event backfires when the comical sorceress, Fata Morgana, puts a curse on the prince. He must search for three magic oranges belonging to the wicked fairy Creonta. The prince and Truffaldino capture the oranges, but then face many hilarious adventures before a surprise ending—after which all live happily ever after.
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code LG9000
- Minimum Cast Size 8
- Pages of Dialogue 30
- Min. Royalty Rate $65.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 50 min
- Staging One set.
Categories
- Target Audience Young Audiences | Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages)
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | TYA | Touring Group
- Genre Comedy