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Apres Opera

10 Minute Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Michael Bigelow Dixon, Valerie Smith

This ten-minute opera bouffe shows what can happen when an ex-girlfriend
meeting her ex-boyfriend brings along her new fiance, who happens to be
narcoleptic.

Apres Opera

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Parody / Spoof, Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

This ten-minute opera bouffe shows what can happen when an ex-girlfriend meeting her ex-boyfriend brings along her new fiance, who happens to be narcoleptic. As an aria from Pagliacci fills the restaurant, violence from the opera spills onto the stage.

Can the flame of passion ever be extinguished?

Published in Ten Minute Plays from Actors Theatre of Louisville, Vol. 1.

History
Apres Opera was first produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville on December 14, 1987. It was directed by Marcia Dixcy.
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Performing Groups
PETER – rumpled and unshaven
LAUREL – “waitress from Hell”
KAREN – dressed for success
DUNCAN – tries very hard
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting An opera-themed restaurant, romantic but loud.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy, Stage Combat
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Open Flame

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance
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Authors

Michael Bigelow Dixon

Michael Bigelow Dixon

Michael Bigelow Dixon is a playwright, director, and professor of theatre. For 17 years, he supervised the reading and selection of plays for the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He then moved to Minneapolis, where he created a new ...

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Valerie Smith

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