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Hieronymus Bosch

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 3m

The great painter Hieronymus Bosch and his wife Aleyt confront their younger selves and a filthy bagpiper in this terminally weird play that brings to life the texture and madness of Bosch's exceedingly bizarre paintings. A loony, grotesque, erotic and sad, wildly bitter farce and out of tune love story.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
The great painter Hieronymus Bosch and his wife Aleyt confront their younger selves and a filthy bagpiper in this terminally weird play that brings to life the texture and madness of Bosch's exceedingly bizarre paintings. Loony, grotesque, erotic and sad, wildly bitter farce and out of tune love story, this is Bosch in a Beckett world by way of Finnegans Wake. This play will probably not be a favorite of your old Aunt Bessie, unless she likes to spend time naked in the bread box. In Green Man & Other Plays.
Cast Attributes
BOSCH - a painter
ALEYT - his wife
BOY - a minstrel
GIRL - a dancer
BAGPIPER
  • Time Period Not Applicable
  • Setting The studio of Hieronymous Bosch. Other places.
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Intense Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

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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