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Anima Mundi

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 8m

Don Nigro

A young American poet arrives in London at the turn of the century,
falls in love with a troubled dancer and has his fortune told by Madame
Blavatsky. Each tarot card triggers a vivid scene from his turbulent
future. This poetic play traces the young American's search for his elusive
love, God, and the meaning of art in a stunning tapestry of memories and
nightmares.

Anima Mundi

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 8m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
A young American poet arrives in London at the turn of the century, falls in love with a troubled dancer and has his fortune told by Madame Blavatsky. Each tarot card triggers a vivid scene from his turbulent future. Yeats in the tower, the Satanist Alister Crowley, and cranky Ezra Pound in the mad house are there; as well as Oscar Wilde among some French ladies of easy virtue, a shell shocked Everett in no man's land, the bitter ballplayer Rex, and the manic Captain Blood. At a wild seance, Wilde's ghost is summoned to discuss God and chocolate eclairs. This poetic play traces the young American's search for his elusive love, God, and the meaning of art in a stunning tapestry of memories and nightmares. This play is part of the author's series Pendragon Plays.
History
Anima Mundi was first produced on January 29, 1992, by the Village Theatre Company in New York City. The production was directed by Henry Fonte and made possible by a grant from the New York State Council for the Arts.
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
MADAME BLAVATSKY
DAVID ARMITAGE
ELIZABETH CARROLLTON
MR. YEATS
ANGELIQUE/MARY MARGARET/SATANIST
REX/SATANIST
EVERETT/SATANIST
MR. DOWSON/CORPORAL DUCK/SATANIST
MR. WILDE/CAPTAIN BLOOD/SATANIST
SUZANNE/FRENCH GIRL/SATANIST
JULIE/MRS. CROWLEY/DULCY
MR. POUND/BEGGAR/CURATE
BLIND SOLDIER/MR. CROWLEY
  • Time Period 1950s, 1920s, 1910s / WWI, 1900-1910
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • 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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