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Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom
Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom
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Author: Anton Chekhov Adapted by: Tim Kelly Publisher: Dramatists Play Service (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 16 Pub. Date: 1968 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0822211823 ISBN-13: 9780822211822 Cast Size: 3 female, 1 male
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About
the Play:
Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom is a
one-act comedy adapted for the stage by Tim Kelly, based on the short story
Nothing to Choose Between Them by Anton Chekhov. Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom is a clever and engaging short
comedy that deals with a timeless situation: a young husband's fear
that his eccentric relatives will embarrass him in front of his new
bride. Especially
recommended for school and contest use. Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom
is about a newly married couple visiting the groom's obnoxious
elderly aunt, who had paid for the wedding. A young
husband is forced to visit the country estate of his rich aunt –
somewhere in the vast reaches of rural Russia. She is an eccentric
and irascible tyrant, and the nephew is nervous and upset because he
fears the old lady will shame him in front of his shy, gentle bride.
Their first contact is with the maid, who is disagreeable and rude,
and the meeting with the aunt turns into a hilarious romp, as she
talks to herself, smokes a cigar, and proves to have very few
inhibitions, to say the least. The groom is certain his bride will be
shocked into leaving him, but then she confesses her own dark secret
– her relatives are, if anything, even worse! Anton Chekhov's blend
of laughter and sentiment, and his uncanny perception of the interior
workings of men and women are delightfully captured in the
adaptation, and make this short play a gem of rich humour and
characterization.
Two Fools Who Gained a Measure of Wisdom
is an ideal choice
for high school drama contests and one-act festivals.
The running time of the play is about twenty minutes.
Cast: 3 female, 1 male
About the Playwright:
Tim Kelly (1931-1998) is often regarded as the
most-published playwright in America, with over 300 titles to his
credit under both his real name and at least four pseudonyms (Vera
Morris, J. Moriarty, Robert Swift, Keith Jackson). Many of his plays,
like Les Miserables, M*A*S*H and The Uninvited,
are adaptations of novels, films. or television series, although he
also wrote a host of parodies a well as original scripts and musical
libretti. While his plays have been performed off-Broadway and by
such companies as the Royal Court Rep, the Manhattan Theatre Club
(MTC) and Seattle Rep, he is best known for writing for university,
community and school theatre.
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