Description
Set in the midst of the Roaring Twenties and the Golden Age of Hollywood, this full production script of Queen/King Lear features many female leads and supporting roles. The show opens with a press conference as star of the Shakespearean stage and Hollywood darling Regina Lear divides up her assets among her daughters in order to enjoy life without its responsibilities.
Run time without intermission approximately 56 minutes
Minimum casting is 13 roles with a maximum of 24 speaking parts and as many non-speaking roles as desired (breakdowns and doubling included in full product with some included in the preview). It is the director’s choice to stage this with a smaller number of talented actors who can double and triple OR use this play as a vehicle for maximum participation.
Included are the script, director’s and production notes, graphics costuming suggestions, discussion questions for rehearsal to assist actors to get into character and communicate the play in its entirety to the audience and permission to produce without paying royalties. Production notes include suggestions for a minimal set. (PDF’s in Zip folder) The discussion questions are suitable for classroom study as well as for production preparation. Production notes include a separate .PDF for a stage manager that breaks down props, costume changes, light and sound cues by scene.
See preview for cast and scene lists and 2+ sample scenes.
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Description
Set in the midst of the Roaring Twenties and the Golden Age of Hollywood, this full production script of Queen/King Lear features many female leads and supporting roles. The show opens with a press conference as star of the Shakespearean stage and Hollywood darling Regina Lear divides up her assets among her daughters in order to enjoy life without its responsibilities.
Run time without intermission approximately 56 minutes
Minimum casting is 13 roles with a maximum of 24 speaking parts and as many non-speaking roles as desired (breakdowns and doubling included in full product with some included in the preview). It is the director’s choice to stage this with a smaller number of talented actors who can double and triple OR use this play as a vehicle for maximum participation.
Included are the script, director’s and production notes, graphics costuming suggestions, discussion questions for rehearsal to assist actors to get into character and communicate the play in its entirety to the audience and permission to produce without paying royalties. Production notes include suggestions for a minimal set. (PDF’s in Zip folder) The discussion questions are suitable for classroom study as well as for production preparation. Production notes include a separate .PDF for a stage manager that breaks down props, costume changes, light and sound cues by scene.
See preview for cast and scene lists and 2+ sample scenes.
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