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C Edward Wheaton

C EDWARD WHEATON

  
Nationality:    USA
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C. Edward Wheaton studied Drama at Stanislaus State College and has an extensive background in 19th-century and early 20th-century American Drama and literature. He lives in Stevinson, CA.

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below is a list of C Edward Wheaton's plays - click on a Play Title for more information

         Barber Of Seville, The         Bohemians, The         Doctor Dolittle         Green Carnation, The         Wonderland

Barber Of Seville, The

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Though the Barber of Seville is best known as a comic opera by Gioacchino Rossini (1816), the original play by Pierre-Augustin Caron de Beaumarchais (1775) is considered one of the greatest European comedies of the 18th century. Rodrigo is desperate to make Rosina his wife, but Rosina's father, Senor Bartholo, has arranged for Rosina to marry the very old, very wealthy, and very senile Count Almaviva in just one week. Since Rosina is opposed to marrying the Count, her Father has forbid her to leave the house and has hired a professional chaperone to guard Rosina and keep away all would-be suitors. For a small fee, the clever Figaro, who just happens to be Senor Bartholo's barber, orchestrates a rendezvous between Rodrigo and Rosina. On the day Figaro is to shave Senor Bartholo, Figaro gives Rosina's music teacher a strong laxative and then arranges for Rodrigo to masquerade as Rosina's guitar teacher. This delightful easy-to-stage one-act adaptation contains the wit and gaiety of the original story and introduces a new character, the hilarious professional chaperone, Senora Delgato.

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Genre:
Comedy, 30 min One Act

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Male:  6            Female:  4            Other:  2 flexible, opt. extras (With doubling 5 M, 3 F, 2 flexible)

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Bohemians, The

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This adaptation combines two well-known classic novels of French Bohemian life-Henri Du Maurier's Tribly and Henri Murger's the Bohemians of the Latin Quarter, which inspired Puccini's opera La Boheme and the musical Rent. Both works have made lasting impressions on popular culture: Du Maurier's Trilby introduced "Svengali" into the English lexicon and Murger's the Bohemians of the Latin Quarter made the term "Bohemian" synonymous with "artist." This easy-to-produce one-act satirizes the carefree Bohemian lifestyle of 19th-century Paris. Three penniless British painters, who have questionable artistic talent, pass their time lounging about in cafes. One artist, Archey Pendelton, has fallen in love with the Scottish beauty Trilby O'Ferrall. But the humorous villain of the play, the German piano-playing chicken hypnotist, Svengali, has devised a plan to break up the happy couple and transform Trilby into a singing sensation.

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Performance Time: Approximately 45-60 minutes

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Genre:
Victorian MeloDrama One Act

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Male:  13            Female:  5            Other:  5 flexible, optional extras

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Doctor Dolittle

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Based on the Doctor Dolittle books by Hugh Lofting

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Adaptation

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Green Carnation, The

Green Carnation, The
This play is adapted from the scandalous novel by Robert Hichens (1894), which satirizes fashionable London society and figures associated with the Aesthetic Movement, most notably Oscar Wilde. Mrs. Windsor invites a group of fellow Londoners to spend a week relaxing at her countryside estate. Among them are Esme Amarinth and Lord Reginald Hastings, a couple of witty dandies who abhor bourgeois dictums and Victorian ideals of morality. Mrs. Windsor hopes to play matchmaker for her cousin Lady Locke, by introducing her to the clever, whimsical Lord Reginald Hastings. At first, Lady Locke finds Esme and Lord Hastings' ideas original, amusing, and a study in contradictions. But as she becomes better acquainted with them, Lady Locke discovers the dandies to be as artificial as the dyed green carnations they wear in their lapels.

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Approx 75 mins Satire

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Male:  3            Female:  3            Other:  -

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Wonderland

Wonderland
This adaptation incorporates not only Lewis Carroll's two classic novels, Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass, but some of Carroll's poems and even his essay "the Two Clocks" to create a fresh show that will entertain audiences of all ages. Alice ventures down the rabbit hole into Wonderland, where she meets a host of ridiculous characters who at times appear even more lost than Alice. Carroll's gift for satire, parody, and word play is preserved in this smart, witty adaptation.

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Approx 75-90 mins Farce/Satire

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Male:  6            Female:  7            Other:  24 flexible, opt. extras (Flexible cast. Doubling Possible)

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