The Necklace
Adapted by Jay Reid Gould. Based on the story by Guy de Maupassant.
Product Code: N10000
One-act Play
Drama
Cast size: 1m., 3w.
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
This is the story of Mathilde Loisel, the young wife of a struggling junior clerk in a government office in Paris. She yearns for all that wealth can buy: social position, parties and beautiful clothes. When she and her husband are invited to an important ball, her pride impels her to borrow a valuable necklace. Her triumph at the ball turns to despair when she discovers that the necklace is missing. Rather than admit her loss, Mathilde and her husband buy an exact duplicate and spend their lives depriving themselves, working at menial jobs. The tragic irony of the play occurs when Mathilde finds that the original necklace was an inexpensive imitation!
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code N10000
- Minimum Cast Size 4
- Pages of Dialogue 27
- Min. Royalty Rate $50.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 40 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9780871298539
Customer Reviews
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | TX | 03/03/2026 | 04/04/2026 |
| Emmett J Conrad High School | Dallas | TX | 03/02/2026 | 04/07/2026 |
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Carpenter Middle School, Plano, TX
Synopsis
This is the story of Mathilde Loisel, the young wife of a struggling junior clerk in a government office in Paris. She yearns for all that wealth can buy: social position, parties and beautiful clothes. When she and her husband are invited to an important ball, her pride impels her to borrow a valuable necklace. Her triumph at the ball turns to despair when she discovers that the necklace is missing. Rather than admit her loss, Mathilde and her husband buy an exact duplicate and spend their lives depriving themselves, working at menial jobs. The tragic irony of the play occurs when Mathilde finds that the original necklace was an inexpensive imitation!
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code N10000
- Minimum Cast Size 4
- Pages of Dialogue 27
- Min. Royalty Rate $50.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 40 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School
- Performing Group Middle School | High School | College Theatre
- Genre Drama
- ISBN(13) 9780871298539
Customer Reviews
Very strong play. We won 2nd place in our middle school One Act competition with this play! Super easy show. Small cast. You are really able to focus on so many aspects of the play without the struggles of huge cast or needing tons of stage directions.
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tarleton State University | Stephenville | TX | 03/03/2026 | 04/04/2026 |
| Emmett J Conrad High School | Dallas | TX | 03/02/2026 | 04/07/2026 |
Gallery
Carpenter Middle School, Plano, TX
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