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Hadrian the Seventh

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 26m

Peter Luke

"An extraordinary play.... Enough to lift the heart and stir the mind.... A theatrical work of art." - New York Daily News

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 26m
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
    • UIL Approved
    • Competition or audition material

Details

Summary
Contrite priests suddenly bestow Holy Orders on a wretched failure who was expelled from the seminary for lack of a true vocation. He is soon in Rome with his bishop to elect a new Pope. The stymied conclave elects the dedicated new priest: Hadrian VII. The new Pope decides to sell Vatican art treasures to finance feeding the world's poor. He smokes on the throne and entertains old friends like his landlady and new ones like a seminarian who is having a hard go of it until an assassin puts an end to Hadrian VII.

Media

"An extraordinary play.... Enough to lift the heart and stir the mind.... A theatrical work of art." - New York Daily News

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Peter Luke

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