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An Octaroon
A reworking of Dion Boucicault's 19th century classic - both funny and chilling in dissecting sterotypes. Follows basic plot and characters of the original with a biting contemporary twist
The Auden Test
"A play about a poem about a painting about a myth - and what it means to be human. A queer tale, interweaving the lives and works of the poet W.H. Auden and the mathematician Alan Turing." - fromt the publisher.
About Playwright(s)
Cast Information
Cultural background of characters
Total number of characters
Minimum number of actors
Female roles
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Male roles
Transgender roles
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Non-Binary Gender Non-Conforming roles
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Gender unespecified roles
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Age of characters
Actor-Friendly Parts
Monologue level
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Scene level
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Scene details
This play is made up of one 30 minute scene
Production and Publication
First produced
2016, Theatre of the Beat, Wakefield, Quebec
Publication year
2016
Published by
Playwrights Guild of Canada
ISBN
Digital Script
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