Figaro
by Charles Morey
Synopsis
THE STORY: He's getting married in the morning, and the enterprising Figaro (servant, barber, professional troublemaker) couldn't be happier.
But with everybody scheming to come between him and his bride, Figaro will need all his cunning to make it down the aisle.
This new adaptation of Beaumarchais' comic masterpiece is not only hilariously funny, but has a razor sharp political edge.
Press Reviews
"Mr. Morey strike[s] a deft balance between the popular theater in the age of this work’s setting and a more modern sensibility, flavoring the witty dialogue with just the right infusion of contemporary idioms and mannerisms…Beaumarchais's mischievous skewering of the aristocracy caused Louis XVI to ban performances until 1784, six years after the play was written. Mr. Morey's mockery of ruling-class entitlement rekindles that irreverence while also getting in some amusing swipes about the battle of the sexes…tart and funny…the farce takes aim at ruling-class entitlement just as surely today as it did in pre-Revolution France.“ —The New York Times. ”Figaro was a character who spoke truth to power, with sharp humor as his best weapon. Thanks to playwright Charles Morey, we're seeing his 'Figaro-ian schemes' in a fresh light, in [his] witty, irreverent send-up, titled simply, FIGARO…Morey has peppered traditional dialogue with interjections of modern humor…gleeful fun.“ —Associated Pre"
— Backstage
Publication
Figaro is a comedy play written by Charles Morey and published by Dramatists Play Service (2013).
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Dramatists Play Service · 2013 · 74 pp
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