
Scapino the Trickster
Molière
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"Cynthia Mercati's 'Snapshots' captures the essence of human experience with humor and poignancy, cleverly reflecting on life's fleeting moments."
From: Satirical PlaysThis one act is adapted from the farce by Moliere and features roles for 3 men, 3 women, and one non-speaking servant.
The setting is a bench outside Saganarelle's house.
The plot swings into action when Saganarelle's wife mistakenly thinks that he is having an affair with a young girl.
"Mercati's piece is about searching for identity and the bumps and detours along the way. Some of it is funny, some chilling, and all of it is searching."
— Des Moines Register
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| Sherry Soft, sweet even, anxious to please, and in spite of the bleached bouffant hair, an innocent. |
| Carol Like a sharp stick, highly practical, with a dry wit, and highly authoritative. She tends to the tailored look, which grows progressively severe during the course of the show. |
| Hollis Enthusiastic; full of fantasy, and the need to arrive... somewhere. In attitude she is like a yo-yo, launching out in all directions, swinging from one idea to the next as she searches for her center. |
Snapshots is a comedy play written by Cynthia Mercati and published by Samuel French (1996).
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