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Moby Dick – Rehearsed
Full-Length Play, Drama / 2w, 12m
By Orson Welles
Adapted from Herman Melville
In this thrilling stage play from Oscar-winning writer/director Orson Welles, a Shakespearean theatre company presents Melville’s classic tale about Captain Ahab’s obsessive pursuit of the White Whale.
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Cast Size
2w, 12m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Literature) -
Target Audience
Adult
Details
Summary
An ingenious idea is employed to accommodate the sweep of this classic story on the stage. The members of a Shakespearean company put down their rehearsal sides of Lear and curiously take up those of a new play entitled Moby Dick. On the rehearsal stage of platforms, the teasers overhead suddenly become yardarms with sails and a tall ladder becomes a mast. The platforms become the decks of the ship on which the cast sails through the storms and tribulations of the Pequod as they hunt for Moby Dick.
History
Performing Groups
- Time Period 19th Century
- Setting
An American theatre at the end of the 19th century.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Media
“Admirably bold and imaginative.” – The New York Post
“An adventure in theatregoing. As I left the first performance I felt myself rather oddly shaky and breathless... There is nothing else anywhere near like Moby Dick in the theatre.” – The New York Daily News
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Orson Welles