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The Actress (Tasca)

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Jules Tasca

Pasha Savich, an aging actress, who lives a bohemian existence and has many lovers, is confronted by the wife of one of her beaus, Mrs. Kalpokov. Her husband, Michel hides in the bathroom as his wife tries to induce Pasha to give her the gifts that Michel has given her so she can sell them and repa…

The Actress (Tasca)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature)

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Summary
Pasha Savich, an aging actress, who lives a bohemian existence and has many lovers, is confronted by the wife of one of her beaus, Mrs. Kalpokov. Her husband, Michel hides in the bathroom as his wife tries to induce Pasha to give her the gifts that Michel has given her so she can sell them and repay the money Michel has stolen from his place of employment. The wife insists that Michel stole the money to lavish presents on Pasha. Pasha turns out to be the hero of this drama but only the audience knows it.
PASHA SAVICH - an actress in her forties
MICHEL KALPOKOV - a man about Pasha's age
MRS. KALPOKOV - Michel's wife, a woman in her mid-thirties
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Jules Tasca

Jules Tasca

Through I.U.P., Jules Tasca has taught playwrighting at Oxford University in England and he has performed with a commedia dell’arte group in Central Italy. He is the author of over 125 (full-length and one-act) published plays that have been produced in numerous national thea ...

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