The Rules of Comedy
by Peter Bloedel

The Rules of Comedy Book Cover
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Highlights

One Act 45 mins Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Expandable Casting Flexible Cast Size Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

The audience is given a side-splitting lesson in what‘s funny and what’s not funny.

In order to prove that the Rules of Comedy work, they are hilariously inserted into one of the most popular tragedies of all time: William Shakespeare‘s Hamlet.

The Rules of Comedy is a physical comedy “blow-out” with an interesting twist that showcases the cast’s ability to handle tragic drama as well.

Playing by the rules has never been so much fun!

Characters

Character
#1 NARRATOR
#2 NARRATOR
DRAMATURG
HAMLET
POLONIUS
LAERTES
GHOST
HORATIO
CLAUDIUS
GERTRUDE
OSRIC
OPHELIA
UNDERSTUDY
STUNT DOUBLE
#1 TRANSLATOR
#2 TRANSLATOR
SUBTITLE #1
SUBTITLE #2
EXTRA CAST MEMBERS

Publication

Publisher Playscripts
ISBN-13 9781623840174
ISBN-10 1623840171

The Rules of Comedy is a comedy play written by Peter Bloedel and published by Playscripts .

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