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MASQUE
MASQUE
by Lauren Johnson
A Drama Mixing Mime, Movement & Realism
3W/ 4M + Optional Extras (M/F)
Approximate Playing Time: 100 minutes
Paul Girard, a highly revered professor of mime and movement loves his wife, Colette, but he is willing to die for his prodigy Elizabeth. His passion for Elizabeth drives his fantasies of dueling and swashbuckling those who stand in the way of his happiness, including her husband David. Devoted Colette, who Paul is ready to leave for Elizabeth, dotes on her garden, oblivious to the fungus destroying her marriage; Paul’s friend and colleague, Samuel Jaffe, is unable to head off the impending doom. Johnson’s use of mime and movement throughout the play brings theatricality and a multi-dimensional quality to this familiar story. As she explains, “Mime itself is a heightened form of theatre, anything but realistic. This heightened form is meant to collide with the realistic situation of the play.” The result is a beautiful tragedy that will deeply move and captivate your audiences.
$20 Single-Use Copyright Fee plus $60 Royalty per Performance for Amateur Theatre. Professional Theatre Royalties Calculated on Application.
$60.00 Royalty per Performance
$20.00 Single-Use Copyright Fees