The Distracted Scholar's Guide to Literature and Drama
by Peter Bloedel

Name: The Distracted Scholar's Guide to Literature and Drama
Brand: Peter Bloedel
SKU: 9781680690088
Rating: 3.33 (3 reviews)

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One Act30 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Teen(s)Flexible Cast SizeRoom for ExtrasBare Stage/Simple SetPeriod CostumesComedy

Synopsis

Short attention span?

Then take this comic “fast-forward” tour of authors, playwrights and poets including the likes of Sophocles, Dante, Chaucer, Shakespeare and Jane Austen.

Major movements in literary and dramatic history, like the Enlightenment and Romanticism, are taught as the actors portray a hilarious “mash-up” between Frankenstein and Pride and Prejudice , as well as other unlikely pairings and synopses.

The play is replete with ghosts, villains, and common plot devices, and burns through the other major periods in literary history culminating in a fast-paced handling of movies and “The Great Summer Blockbuster!” A lesson in literature and drama was never so fun!

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
PLAYERS	—	—	—
FIRST NARRATOR	—	—	—
SECOND NARRATOR	—	—	—
OEDIPUS GREEKS	—	—	—
GREEK #1	—	—	—
GREEK #2	—	—	—
GREEK #3	—	—	—
ROMANS	—	—	—
ROMAN #1	—	—	—
ROMAN #2	—	—	—
ROMAN #3	—	—	—
FLIGHT ATTENDANT #1	—	—	—
FLIGHT ATTENDANT #2	—	—	—
DANTE	—	—	—
CHAUCER	—	—	—
AMERICAN PILGRIMS	—	—	—
RENAISSANCE DANCERS	—	—	—
SPORTY PLAYER	—	—	—
POETIC AESTHETE	—	—	—
PROLOGUE	—	—	—
TYBALT	—	—	—
LORD CAPULET	male	—	—
ROMEO	—	—	—
JULIET	—	—	—
FRIAR LAURENCE	—	—	—