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The Palace at 4 A.M
Author(s):
Howard Moss
The Queen and Edward meet, as if for the first time, and slowly discover that the are repeating, or are meant to repeat, the tragic action of Sophocles' Oedipus. The settling is ambiguous: at first abstract, then possibly a playroom in a suburban house, and, finally, the throne room of the palace at Thebes. Drawn to each other and to the fate that awaits them, the Queen and Edward, caught in an intense love-hate relationship, try to avoid a destiny that appears to be inevitable. Figure, the third actor, plays a various roles at various times: an Elizabethan fool, a stage manager, a disappointed actor, the Greek seer Tiresias. He is a foil, and a dangerous one. The play is a study in jealousy and explores the relationship between and older woman and a young man. It is a play of shifting moods and changing tones, a modern investigation of a theme suggested by ancient Greek tragedy, and a psychological play with historical tones.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 3 | | Male Characters: | 2 | | Female Characters: | 1 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | FEE: $40 per performance. MS
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatists Play Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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