Camille

by Charles Ludlam

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Characters: 7 male, 5 female, cross-gender casting possible Multiple Sets Newly Revised! The landmark Ridiculous Theatre Company production of the classic 19th century melodrama! Tubercular courtesan Marguerite Gautier abjures her rich lover, Baron De Varville, and sells all her jewels and furnishings to live in the counry with her true love, poor young Armand Duval. Her heart is broken when he agrees to his father's request to abandon him, and returning to her unhealthful life in Paris, she declines rapidly, but is reunited with Armand in a deathbed scene that provokes both laughter and tears. Originally performed with Charles Ludlam in the title role. "Oddly touching...one of the most hilarious evenings in New York...worth savoring!" -The New York Times "Enchanting." - Vogue "Outrageous." - Newhouse Syndicated "Very ridiculous, very theatrical, and very funny!" - Cue
  • ISBN10 0573698635
  • ISBN13 9780573698637
  • Publish Date 24 February 2011
  • Publish Status Active
  • Publish Country US
  • Publisher Samuel French Inc
  • Imprint Samuel French, Inc
  • Edition Samuel French Acting ed.
  • Format Paperback (US Trade)
  • Pages 66
  • Language English