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The Bourgeois Gentleman

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 8m

Jean Baptiste Molière, Bernard Sahlins

Adaptation by Bernard Sahlins

Molière's beloved comedy features a rising member of the middle class who lusts for social status and higher learning. The strength of the play lies in its rich comic invention and its sure delineation of character. Its underlying themes of social striving, financial greed, and love's ingenuity stil…

The Bourgeois Gentleman

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    4w, 8m

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Molière's beloved comedy features a rising member of the middle class who lusts for social status and higher learning. The strength of the play lies in its rich comic invention and its sure delineation of character. Its underlying themes of social striving, financial greed, and love's ingenuity still resonate. Bernard Sahlins's new adaptation is wonderfully playable.

Can be cast with 8-12 males and 4-8 females plus extras

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Jean Baptiste Molière

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Bernard Sahlins

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