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Melancholy Play
Sarah Ruhl
Melancholy Play: a chamber musical
by Sarah Ruhl, Todd Almond
Off-Broadway
Highlights
120 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
Synopsis
In this chamber musical version of Sarah Ruhl's Melancholy Play , Tilly’s melancholy is of an exquisite quality.
She turns her melancholy into a sexy thing, and every stranger she meets falls in love with her.
One day, inexplicably, Tilly becomes happy, and wreaks havoc on the lives of her paramours.
Frances, Tilly’s hairdresser, becomes so melancholy that she turns into an almond.
It is up to Tilly to get her back.
Press Reviews
"Could turn out to be quite a central pillar of the Ruhl canon… an extensive score from (Todd) Almond that, formatively at least, puts you in mind of some Stephen Sondheim chamber musical like Passion, or maybe something by William Finn… the addition of music feels very organic to the work... you'd have no idea that was not the plan all along. The music adds to the considerable sensuality, and the notable wit, of the piece. This is a classy show [at Piven], with a sparse elegance."
— Chicago Tribune
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Tilly A bank teller |
| Frances A hairdresser |
| Joan A British nurse |
| Lorenzo The Unfeeling A psychiatrist |
| Julian A musician |
| Frank A tailor |
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Sarah Ruhl on Melancholy Play
Publication
Melancholy Play: a chamber musical is a play written by Sarah Ruhl and published by Concord Theatricals .
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