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Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare

Full-Length Play, Drama  /  5w, 6m

Jules Tasca

Jekyll's Nightmare is a brand new variation on the classic Robert Lewis Stevenson story of the duality of good and evil. In this innovative retelling, good and evil outcrop, too, in the other characters. Jekyll's wife, Grace, has a sister, Pamela, who is the "black sheep" of the family...

Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 6m
  • Duration
    Duration
    75 Minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Literature), Mystery/Thriller
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Jekyll's Nightmare is a brand new variation on the classic Robert Lewis Stevenson story of the duality of good and evil. In this innovative retelling, good and evil outcrop, too, in the other characters. Jekyll's wife, Grace, has a sister, Pamela, who is the "black sheep" of the family. Even the Reverend Danvers, father-in-law to the Doctor, has a shadowy past. The play deftly illustrates the denouement, the never-ending presence of darkness - as Pamela initiates the corruption of another soul, continuing the eternal cycle. From the author of Four Way Split and Princess Antigone.
History
Sleep in Chains: Jekyll's Nightmare was originally presented under the titleDr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde by the Curran Repertory Company in New York City. It was directed by Ken Terrell. 
Performing Groups
DR. JECKYLL - A London doctor.
MR. HYDE - The evil half of Jekyll.
GABRIEL - Jekyll's lawyer.
DR. LANYON - Jekyll's mentor.
GRACE CAREW - Jekyll's finacé.
PAMELLA CAREW - Hyde's mistress.
DANVERS CAREW - Vicar.
POOLE - Jekyll's valet.
CATHERINE - Jackyll's cook and servant.
JAMES GUEST - A handwriting expert.
MARGARET - Gabriel Utterson's secretary.
MRS. GREEN - A middle-aged woman.
  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting 19th Century London. 
  • Features Period Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 75 Minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

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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