Candide
by Scott Hunter from Voltaire, Scott Hunter, Voltaire

Name: Candide
Brand: Scott Hunter from Voltaire
SKU: 9780874404074
Rating: 4.29 (9 reviews)

Highlights

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Large Cast

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120 mins18th CenturyEnsemble CastUnit Set/Multiple SettingsPeriod CostumesAmerican Adaptation Comedy

Synopsis

Comedy High School / Characters: 12m 16f 20+ non-gender / The story of Voltaire's Candide as adapted in 2 hilarious hours by a quirky amateur theatre group.

Candide the unlucky innocent is lead through a series of outlandish side-splitting misadventures that span nine countries in order to be reunited with his childhood love.

Along his journey he encounters shipwrecks and pirates war passion riches beyond the comprehension of mortal man death by fire hanging and impalement Inquisit

Press Reviews

"Phew, what a romp! The sheep had me crying with laughter"
— ALRA @ALRADrama

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Candide the Optimist	—	—	the Optimist
Cunegonde the Ingenue	—	—	the Ingenue
Dr. Pangloss the Philosopher	—	—	the Philosopher
Paquette the Chambermaid	—	—	the Chambermaid
Heinrich the Noble Man	—	—	the Noble Man
Cacambo the Servant	—	—	the Servant
Baroness Thunder TEN-TRONCKH	—	—	TEN-TRONCKH
Baron Thunder TEN-TRONCKH	—	—	TEN-TRONCKH
Voltaire the Philosopher	—	—	the Philosopher
Ben Franklin the Founding Father	male	—	the Founding Father
In Unlucky Portugal	—	—	—
The Other Executioner just as inept	—	—	just as inept
Don Issachar the Happy Person	—	—	the Happy Person
In The Port Of Cadiz And Bound For The New World	—	—	—
Across The Ocean In Buenos Ares	—	—	—
Don Fernando the Ladies' Man	—	—	the Ladies' Man
Deep In The Jungle Of Paraguay And Even Deeper In El Dorado	—	—	—
In The Lawless Port Of Suriname	—	—	—
Martin the Hyper-Active Pessimist	—	—	the Hyper-Active Pessimist
Among The Wildlife In France	—	—	—
Miss Rattoli the French Guide, a Mime	—	—	the French Guide, a Mime
Mademoiselle Clairon a Madame	—	—	a Madame
In Beautiful Westfalia, Or Thereabouts	—	—	—