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The Birthday of the Infanta

Short Play  /  2w, 4m

Jules Tasca, Blanche Marvin, Oscar Wilde

Adapted for the stage by Jules Tasca

This unusual piece unfolds in classical Spanish style as two royal brothers contest the kingship. Cruelty kills the queen, breaks the king's heart, makes a queen of the cold and calculating Infanta, and destroys the dwarf who loves her.…

The Birthday of the Infanta

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Fantasy, Theatre for Young Audiences

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Summary
This unusual piece unfolds in classical Spanish style as two royal brothers contest the kingship. Cruelty kills the queen, breaks the king's heart, makes a queen of the cold and calculating Infanta, and destroys the dwarf who loves her.

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Authors

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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Blanche Marvin

Oscar Wilde

Oscar Wilde (1854-1900) was born in Dublin to Sir William Wilde and his wife Jane. While studying at Oxford, he was fascinated by the aesthetic movement and eventually became a proponent for L'art pour l'art ("Art for Art's Sake") and wrote the award-winning poem "Ravenna." U ...

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