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The Spelling of Coynes

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Jules Tasca

"Poetic consciousness; originality, imaginative leaps, irony and inventiveness." - Howard Stein.

The Spelling of Coynes

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A house painter in his forties schemes to marry an 80 year old woman to inherit her money. His fiancee is reluctant at first, but succumbs to his "how long can she last" refrain when she finds out the old woman is worth millions. At the conclusion of this funny look at greed, the old widow is celebrating her 105th birthday.

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Jules Tasca

Jules Tasca

Through I.U.P., Jules Tasca has taught playwrighting at Oxford University in England and he has performed with a commedia dell’arte group in Central Italy. He is the author of over 125 (full-length and one-act) published plays that have been produced in numerous national thea ...

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