Breakneck Comedy of Errors
Timothy Mooney
Twice The Usual Number Of Suspects
by Thomas Hischak
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Synopsis
Short Comedy / A movie double bill for the theatre!
Two classics are given a delightful twist in this evening of farce with a large and flexible cast.
Shakespeare, Sophocles, Humphrey Bogart, and the Marx Brothers all collide in this daffy entertainment.
(Cast: 12m, 10f)
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| RICK BLAINE an American, owner of Rick's Cafe Americain, mysterious, moody, romantic; Humphrey Bogart |
| CAPT. LOUIS RENAULT Prefect of Police, French, charming, corrupt but likable, sly; Claude Rains |
| UGARTE a small, odd man with an indeterminate European accent; Peter Lorre (can be played by a woman) |
| FERRARI corpulent, suave Italian owner of the Blue Carrot cafe; Sydney Greenstreet |
| VICTOR LASZLO a handsome freedom fighter, gentlemanly European accent; Paul Henreid |
| ILSA LUND a beautiful, exotic woman with an alluring Scandinavian accent; Ingrid Bergman |
| MAJOR STRASSER a stern, humorless German officer; Conrad Veidt |
| SAM an African-American musician, warm, unassuming; Dooley Wilson |
| SASHA an ingratiating Russian bartender |
| YVONNE an attractive possessive woman |
| FOUR OR MORE PATRONS AT RICK'S, GERMAN SOLDIERS, A FRENCH OFFICER Cocoanut Soup At the Palaceor, If the Marx Brothers Had Performed Oedipus the King |
| KING OEDIPUS as played by Groucho |
| CREON as played by Chico |
| TIRESIAS THE SOOTHSAYER as played by Harpo |
| QUEEN JOCASTA |
| A COURTIER |
| A MESSENGER as played by Zeppo |
| A SHEPHERD as played by Chico |
Publication
Twice The Usual Number Of Suspects is a American comedy play written by Thomas Hischak and published by Samuel French (2012).
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