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Philemon
Author(s):
Tom Jones
Musician/Composer(s):
Harvey Schmidt
Lyricist(s):
Tom Jones
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With their distinctive blend of poetry, humor and theatrical flair, the authors of “The Fantasticks” and “I Do! I Do!” serve up an engaging, inspiring morality play in this, their more adventurous Broadway venture. In the third-century Roman Empire, Cockian the clown finds himself face-to-face with a rigid Commander who feels Cockian should be sent to his death. But because the Commander likes him, Cockian is granted life on one condition: that he impersonate a missing Christian leader, Philemon, to enable the Roman Empire to catch and execute more Christians. With no choice, Cockian does the Commander's bidding, but in doing so begins to feel for the persecuted. Cockian "becomes" Philemon, overflowing with love and the hope for a more humane world, thus earning his redemption… and his death. “Philemon” has minimal cast, orchestra and production requirements, capitalizing on the intimacy, daring, imagination and mythic quality that are the hallmarks of Jones’ and Schmidt’s astounding body of work.
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| Genre(s): | Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Musical | | Runtime: | Not Available | | Acts: | 2 | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 7 | | Male Characters: | 4 | | Female Characters: | 3 | | Androgynous Characters: | 0 | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | Not Available | | Publisher: | Music Theatre International
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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