Comedy, High School / Characters: 12m, 16f, 20+ non-gender / The
story of Voltaire's Candide, as adapted in 2 hilarious hours by a
quirky amateur theatre group. Candide, the unlucky innocent, is
lead through a series of outlandish, side-splitting misadventures
that span nine countries, in order to be reunited with his
childhood love. Along his journey he encounters shipwrecks and
pirates, war, passion, riches beyond the comprehension of mortal
man, death by fire, hanging and impalement, Inquisitions,
earthquakes, volcanoes, revolution, slave traders, brothels, and
sheep... lots of sheep. Throughout his Job-like escapades, he is
forced to question his optimistic outlook: is life a cruel or kind
expedition? In the end, optimism and good prevail. Candide
discovers that the best of all possible worlds is a simple life
along-side his true love, and the best example of optimism is a
farmer who plants his garden and trusts that it will grow. The play
is narrated by Pangloss, the philosopher of Optimism, Paquette, the
generous chambermaid, and the Old Woman with No Name and Only One
Buttock, who has only one buttock. Each lends their unique
perspective to the activities. Candide is a play for directors who
like big casts and small budgets. A unit set with simplified,
cartoon-like designs best suits the fast paced action. Of the many
parts, all but seven can be doubled, and nearly all the parts are
gender neutral, thanks to a convenient disclaimer in the prologue.
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