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A Month in the Country (Williams)

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 8m, 1 any gender (youth)

Ivan Turgenev, Emlyn Williams

Ivan Turgenev, Adapted by Emlyn Williams

"What a charming play.... The workmanship is carefully wrought. The lines of characterization are fine.... It seems like a breath of fresh air." - The New York Times

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 8m, 1 any gender (youth)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

A bored wife living in the Russian countryside falls in love with her little boy's handsome new tutor, just like all of the women in the household. The wife's chief rival turns out to be her 17 year old ward; they make a wonderful portrait of two different women in love.

Performing Groups

Shaaf
Anna Yslaeva
Lizaveta Bogdanovna
Natalia Petrovna
Rakitin
Kolia
Beliaev
Matvei
Ignaty Shpichelsky
Vera
Yslaev
Katia
Bolshintsov

  • Time Period 19th Century
  • Setting

    Various settings on the Yslaev estate.

  • Features Period Costumes

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Authors

Ivan Turgenev

Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev was born in 1818 in the Russian Province of Orel. He suffered during his childhood from a tyrannical mother. After the family moved to Moscow in 1827 he entered Petersburg University, where he studied philosophy. When he was nineteen he published his ...
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Emlyn Williams

Emlyn Williams
Emlyn Williams was a Welsh dramatist and actor. In 1927, he joined a repertory company and began his stage career. By 1930, he had branched out into writing with works such as A MURDER HAS BEEN ARRANGED and THE LATE CHRISTOPHER BEAN. He became an overnight star, however, with ...
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