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Symphony in Illusion

Short Play, Drama  /  7w

James Wallace Bell

A contrast betwwen reality and illusion. The women prepare the stage for a poetical war play and quarrel over trifles.

Symphony in Illusion

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for All Audiences

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Summary
A contrast betwwen reality and illusion. The women prepare the stage for a poetical war play and quarrel over trifles. The war interlude is serious and concise: the embittered women starve a countrywoman and her baby because she married one of the enemy before the war. The outcasts' only friends are a wanton and a lunatic. After the play the mood has changed. The lasdies still fight, but they are subdued and realize that anti-war talk is of no avail: loud chatter still leaves them in the dark.
Cast Attributes
Performing Groups
  • Setting The doorway of a ruined church.

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Author

James Wallace Bell

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