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Swan Song

Anton Chekhov, translated by Paul Schmidt
$13.00
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One Act, Short Play
2 men
Total Cast: 2, Flexible Set
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-1645-2


MIN. PERFORMANCE FEE: $40 per performance.
THE STORY: SWAN SONG. An actor wakes up with a hangover, locked in the theater after the evening’s performance. He is terrified when he thinks a ghost appears, but it is only the theater’s prompter. The actor tells him stories of his life and also of his doubts about his career. Unburdened, he goes off cheered, reciting great speeches from Shakespeare.
Included in the collection Seven Short Farces by Anton Chekhov.