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The Death of Von Horvath

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 1m

Don Nigro

In this haunting play about fate, Von Horvath's flight takes him first takes him first to a room in Amsterdam where a beautiful gypsy reads his fortune and gives him a choice.

The Death of Von Horvath

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
In 1938 playwright Odon Von Horvath was killed when lightening struck a tree he had taken shelter under. No one else under the tree was hurt. In Paris to escape the Nazis, he was on his way to see Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs. In this haunting play about fate, Von Horvath's flight takes him first to a room in Amsterdam where a beautiful gypsy reads his fortune and gives him a choice.

Published in The Gypsy Woman & Other Plays.

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  • Time Period 1930s
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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Don Nigro

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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