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The Ceremony Of Innocence
by Ronald Ribman

The Ceremony Of Innocence Book Cover
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Highlights

11

Medium Cast

3

Female

8

Male
90 mins Unit Set/Multiple Settings American

Synopsis

THE STORY: As Michael Smith describes ...

Ribman has plunged into history and written a play about eleventh-century England and its pacifist King Ethelred.

Ethelred has negotiated a treaty with Sweyn of Denmark whereby England pays tribute in silver

Themes American Drama

Press Reviews

"This stirring, eloquent drama finds a parable for our time in the life of Ethelred the Unready, a king of feudal England. “…it glows with craftsmanship and dramatic imagination.” —Variety. “It is written in an enriched prose…Ribman is a talented writer…” —Village Voice. “Let it be said at the outset that Ronald Ribman…is a man of amazing versatility."

— Newsday (NY)

Publication

Publisher Dramatists Play Service
Year 1968
Binding Paperback
Edition Not Stated
Pages 72
Language English
ISBN-13 9780822201953
ISBN-10 082220195X

The Ceremony Of Innocence is a American play written by Ronald Ribman and published by Dramatists Play Service (1968).

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