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The Enchanted

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  11w, 9m

Maurice Valency, Jean Giraudoux

Adapted by Maurice Valency

"A fascinating, absorbing adventure!" - N.Y. Daily Mirror

"Valency's version has grace, flow and wit." - N.Y. Times
"Fresh, engaging, humorous." - N.Y. Post

The Enchanted

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    11w, 9m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Mystery/Thriller, Period, Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
    • UIL Approved
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Children (Age 6 - 10), Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
A charming young lady in a provincial French town is obsessed by the supernatural. Most are tolerant of her, but the government inspector regards her as a threat to order and security. He summons all of the authority and power of the state to rid her of her obsession. She falls in love, thereby discovering the joys of the normal world and accomplishing in a split second what law, force and logic could not.
History
THE ENCHANTED first appeared at the Lyceum Theatre on January 18, 1950. It was directed by George S. Kaufman.
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Performing Groups

THE MAYOR
THE DOCTOR
ISABEL

THE LITTLE GIRLS:
GILBERTE
DAISY
LUCY
VIOLA
DENISE
IRENE
MARIE-LOUISE

THE INSPECTOR
THE SUPERVISOR
ARMANDE MANGEBOIS
LEONIDE MANGEBOIS
THE GHOST
1ST EXECUTIONER
2ND EXECUTIONER
MONSIEUR ADRIAN
PAPA TELLIER

  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting A clearing in the woods just outside a provincial town in France.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"A fascinating, absorbing adventure!" - N.Y. Daily Mirror

"Valency's version has grace, flow and wit." - N.Y. Times
"Fresh, engaging, humorous." - N.Y. Post

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Maurice Valency

Maurice Valency
Maurice Valency (1903-1996) was a playwright, author, critic and popular professor of Comparative Literature at Columbia University. He was best known for his award-winning adaptations of plays by Jean Giraudoux (The Madwoman of Chaillot, Ondine, The Enchanted and The Apollo ...
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