{"id":1335,"date":"2021-07-31T15:17:18","date_gmt":"2021-07-31T20:17:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hardcovertheater.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1335"},"modified":"2022-06-06T10:37:27","modified_gmt":"2022-06-06T15:37:27","slug":"wilde-gogol","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.hardcovertheater.org\/wordpress\/?page_id=1335","title":{"rendered":"Wilde & Gogol"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

all plays written & directed by Steve Schroer<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Canterville Ghost\u201d <\/strong>
one-act (enhanced readers theater) produced in 2011 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
based on the 1887 story by Oscar Wilde
Poor dead Sir Simon gets no respect from a family of philistine Americans.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Devoted Friend\u201d<\/strong>
one-act (enhanced readers theater) produced in 2011 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
based on the 1888 story* by Oscar Wilde
A rich man takes advantage of a poor man’s devotion in this tongue-in-cheek fairy tale.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cLord Arthur Savile\u2019s Crime\u201d <\/strong>(2011 production)
one-act (enhanced readers theater) produced in 2011 at the Bryant-Lake Bowl
based on the 1891 story by Oscar Wilde
Try as he might, the title character cannot successfully commit a murder.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

short feature<\/a> in The Minnesota Daily
“By crafting scripts intended to preserve the author\u2019s original intentions, Hardcover Theater treads the line between figurative and literal, literature and drama.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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\u201cThe Nose\u201d <\/strong>
one-act produced in 2003 at the Playwrights’ Center
based on the 1835 story by Nikolai Gogol
A nose escapes from a man\u2019s face and runs off to lead a life of its own.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Overcoat\u201d <\/strong>
one-act produced in 2003 at the Playwrights’ Center
based on the 1842 story by Nikolai Gogol
A lowly clerk\u2019s life is turned upside down by his decision to acquire a new coat.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cDiary of a Madman\u201d <\/strong>
one-act produced in 2003 at the Playwrights’ Center
based on the 1835 story by Nikolai Gogol
A petty bureaucrat becomes convinced that a talking dog can help him win the love of a young girl.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

* never before, to the best of our knowledge, adapted for the theater<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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