The Miser (Thomas)
by Jean-baptiste Moliere, Freyda Thomas

Name: The Miser (Thomas)
Brand: Jean-baptiste Moliere
SKU: 9780573700309
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

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Unit Set/Multiple Settings Comedy

Synopsis

The Miser is a new adaptation of Molière’s most famous prose play by celebrated Moliere adaptor Freyda Thomas ( The Learned Ladies, Tartuffe: Born Again ). This side-splitting, comedic classic has all the hilarious elements of the original and is set in a pre-20th Century period, where marriages could be forced upon one’s children.

The elderly Harpagon obsesses over the feeling that he never has enough money, and unfortunately his obsession wreaks havoc on all around him.

This includes his two children, Elise and Cleante, who are passionately in love with a valet and the girl next door, respectively.

While Harpagon’s arranged them to be married to absurdly mismatched types, the two smart children plot against their frugal father until all erupts in a climatic dinner, and truths are revealed.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Elise early 20s, his daughter	female	20s	early 20s, his daughter
Valere valet to Harpagon, in love with Elise	—	—	valet to Harpagon, in love with Elise
Cleante son to Harpagon, in love with Marianne	—	—	son to Harpagon, in love with Marianne
Marianne 18, the girl next door	—	—	18, the girl next door
La Fleche 20s, 30s, valet to Cleante, disguises himself as a German marriage contractor	—	20s	20s, 30s, valet to Cleante, disguises himself as a German marriage contractor
Maitre Jacques young to middle-age, Ze chef	—	—	young to middle-age, Ze chef
Frosine 40ish, a marriage broker, disguises herself as the lisping Mme. Poquelin	—	40s	40ish, a marriage broker, disguises herself as the lisping Mme. Poquelin
Maitre Simon young to middle-age, a broker, also plays Inspector Sansclou	—	—	young to middle-age, a broker, also plays Inspector Sansclou
Inspector Sansclou the original Clouseau, played by the Actor playing Simon	—	—	the original Clouseau, played by the Actor playing Simon
Harpagon 60s, a miser	—	60s	60s, a miser