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A Month in the Country (Williams)

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 8m

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

A Month in the Country (Williams)

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 8m
  • 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

Author

Ivan Turgenev

Author

Emlyn Williams

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