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The Peony Lantern

Short Play, Drama  /  2w, 6m

A samurai's betrothed dies of a broken heart while waiting for her lover to return.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Adaptations (Literature), Fables/Folktales, Period
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary

A samurai's betrothed dies of a broken heart while waiting for her lover to return. In death, she and her maid devise a devious plot to haunt him in an attempt to bring him into the realm of death with her. Despite his servant's warnings that he is bewitched, eventually, the ghost succeeds and overcomes the samurai.

Published in Three Japanese Ghost Stories.

History
The Peony Lantern premiered as part of Three Japanese Ghost Stories at the Cleveland Play House.

NARRATOR
DOCT YAMAMOTO SHIO
LADY TSUYU - The Ghostly Maiden
YONE - Tsuyu's Servant
HAGIWARA SHINZABURO - A Samurai
TOMOZO - The Samurai's Servant
HAKUODO YUSAI - A Sage

The play allows for flexible casting and cross gender casting.

  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

David F. Eliet

David F. Eliet is a professional playwright, director, and theatre educator. He was the founding artistic director of The Perishable Theatre, director of the Cleveland Play House Lab Company and the Circle In The Square Suitcase Theatre and Acting Ensemble. He was the a co-f ...
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