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Richard Blaine, The Merchant Of Morocco or, If Shakespeare Had Written Casablanca

Short Play, Satire/Political Satire  /  3w, 10m

Thomas Hischak

The film classic Casablanca gets an Elizabethan treatment in this farce in which the movie is told as if Shakespeare might have written it!

Richard Blaine, The Merchant Of Morocco or, If Shakespeare Had Written Casablanca

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 10m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Adventure, Adaptations (Shakespeare), Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Period, Parody / Spoof
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

The film classic Casablanca gets an Elizabethan treatment in this farce in which the movie is told as if Shakespeare might have written it! The pseudo-Shakespearean poetry is delightfully silly and the characters are swashbuckling and fun. A comic treat for audiences, even though unfamilar with Casablanca.

Published in Twice the Usual Number of Suspects.

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Performing Groups

RICK BLAINE - an American, owner of Rick's Cafe Americain, mysterious, moody, romantic; Humphrey Bogart
CAPT. LOUIS RENAULT - Prefect of Police, French, charming, corrupt but likable, sly; Claude Rains
UGARTE - a small, odd man with an indeterminate European accent; Peter Lorre (can be played by a woman)
FERRARI - corpulent, suave Italian owner of the Blue Carrot cafe; Sydney Greenstreet
VICTOR LASZLO - a handsome freedom fighter, gentlemanly European accent; Paul Henreid
ILSA LUND - a beautiful, exotic woman with an alluring Scandinavian accent; Ingrid Bergman
MAJOR STRASSER - a stern, humorless German officer; Conrad Veidt
SAM - an African-American musician, warm, unassuming; Dooley Wilson
SASHA - an ingratiating Russian bartender
YVONNE - an attractive possessive woman
FOUR OR MORE PATRONS AT RICK'S, GERMAN SOLDIERS, A FRENCH OFFICER

Parts for up to 12 men and 7 women. Doubling possible.

  • Time Period Present Day, 1940s / WWII, 16th Century / Elizabethan
  • Setting Rick's Cafe Americain, Casablanca, 1941
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy, Stage Combat
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $55 per performance
    $90 with other plays in collection

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Authors

Thomas Hischak

Thomas Hischak
Thomas Hischak is an internationally recognized author and teacher in the Performing Arts. He is the author of over forty published plays which are performed in the United States, Canada, Great Britain, and Australia. His playwriting awards include the Stanley Drama Award (Ne ...
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