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A Wild Boor

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Farcical adaptation of Chekov's, The Boor, by Joseph Wallace

Chekhov wrote some five or six Short Plays, two of them uproarious farces. In this play, he seems to ask his audience to cast off restraint and laugh with him at the stupidity and naivety, as well as good-heartedness, of the people he know so well.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Adaptations (Stage & Screen)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
Chekhov wrote some five or six Short Plays, two of them uproarious farces. In this play, he seems to ask his audience to cast off restraint and laugh with him at the stupidity and naivety, as well as good-heartedness, of the people he know so well. In this adaptation, the volume of comedy is turned up even louder as Wallace cleverly infuses Vaudvillian flair and stage trickery, changing the way we see the poor, mourning widow and her hapless suitor forever.

Joseph Wallace is the author of the ever-popular Something's Rotten in the State of Denmark

History
This adaptation of The Boor was first produced in April of 1989, at La Salle Academy, Providence, Rhode Island.
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  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting The home of a reasonably wealthy individual, but things have fallen in slight disrepair as of late.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

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

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Anton Chekhov

Anton Chekhov (1860–1904) was a Russian playwright and author. He is considered to be one of the greatest writers of short fiction in history. His career as a playwright produced four classics, and his best short stories are held in high esteem. Chekhov practiced as a medical ...

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Joseph Wallace

Joseph Wallace has been writing and directing plays for more than thirty years.  In addition, he has been a teacher of English and theatre for more than 25 years.  His titles with us include: Something's Rotten in the State of Denmark (one-act and musical versions) ; Hush Lit ...
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