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The Strange Death of Natasha Probkin

Short Play, Comedy  /  1w, 2m

Jules Tasca

Natasha Probkin has just given birth to a healthy baby boy. However, she then kills herself with a lethal drug. Her doctor and her husband are at a loss to explain why Natasha would commit such an act. They intently question her maid, Veranka, who finally reveals the surprising truth. …

The Strange Death of Natasha Probkin

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

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Natasha Probkin has just given birth to a healthy baby boy. However, she then kills herself with a lethal drug. Her doctor and her husband are at a loss to explain why Natasha would commit such an act. They intently question her maid, Veranka, who finally reveals the surprising truth.
DOCTOR TREFON KERBELOV - a doctor in his forties
VERANKA - a maid
ALEXY PROBKIN - an aristocrat in his late 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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