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Pendragon

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  5w, 6m

Don Nigro

John Rhys Pendragon is at Guernica during the Fascist bombing in 1937. His memories take him back to 1910 and conjure up Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, James J. Jeffries and Ernest Hemingway as the play pieces together his remarkable life.

Pendragon

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
In this robust and compelling tale commissioned and produced by the Idaho Shakespeare Festival, John Rhys Pendragon is at Guernica during the Fascist bombing in 1937. His memories take him back to 1910 and conjure up Mark Twain, Teddy Roosevelt, James J. Jeffries and Ernest Hemingway as the play pieces together his remarkable life, recalls his three lost loves and vividly portrays colorful characters he has interviewed. This unique American love story is part of the author's cycle the Pendragon Plays .
History
Commissioned by and first produced at the Idaho Shakespeare Festival in 1986.
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
JOHN RHYS PENDRAGON
BANJO PICKER / STATIONMASTER / BOONE / MR. BENGOA
REVELATIONS RED / ANGUS MCPHERSON / MARK TWAIN
JOE NAVARRO
CHARLEY WONG
ERNEST HEMINGWAY / JAMES J. JEFFRIES / TEDDY ROOSEVELT
ALISON MCPHERSON
BUNNY WONG / BASQUE GIRL
ISABEL / DAUGHTER
AMA NAVARRO
ANNE PENDRAGON
  • Time Period 1930s, 1920s, 1910s / WWI, 1900-1910
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Don Nigro

Don Nigro

Don Nigro is among the most frequently published and widely produced playwrights in the world and has continued to build a deeply interrelated and diverse body of dramatic literature, employing a wide variety of dramatic conventions and styles of presentation. He has written ...

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