Don Garcia of Navarre, or the Jealous Prince by Molière (1622 - 1673). Translated by Henri van Laun (1820 - 1896)
Nothing can be more unlike The Pretentious Young Ladies or Sganarelle than Molière's Don Garcia of Navarre. The Théâtre du Palais-Royal had opened on the 20th January, 1661, with The Love-Tiff and Sganarelle, but as the young wife of Louis XIV., Maria Theresa, daughter of Philip IV., King of Spain, had only lately arrived, and as a taste for the Spanish drama appeared to spring up anew in France, Molière thought perhaps that a heroic comedy in that style might meet with some success, the more so as a company of Spanish actors had been performing in Paris the plays of Lope de Vega and Calderon, since the 24th of July, 1660. Therefore, he brought out, on the 4th of February, 1661, his new play of Don Garcia of Navarre. Molière wished to create a counterpart of Sganarelle, the type of ridiculous jealousy, and to delineate passionate jealousy, its doubts, fears, perplexities and anxieties, and in this he has succeeded admirably.
( Translator Henri Van Laun)
Not the usual Moliere comedy. Prepare for passion and tears.
Gender neutral casting; Kitty will serenade us with her DPL feedback.
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leanneyauyau wrote: ↑November 21st, 2019, 5:33 pmCAn I play DON ALPHONSO, Prince of Leon?
also what would the voice credit be?
my love interest !!! thanks Leanne.
For the voice credit, the best is always to refer to the MW: "Don Alphonso, Prince of Leon, thought to be Prince of Castile, under the name of Don Silvio, read by Leanne Yau". I know...a bit long this time you should have heard mine !
[The sweat drips down his forehead...]
I haven't been around much lately, and I'm shocked the lead is still unclaimed. With a bit of angst, I would like to claim the Role of Don Garcia. This will be a stretch for me, patience and tolerance please.
kwpapke wrote: ↑November 22nd, 2019, 9:33 pm
[The sweat drips down his forehead...]
I haven't been around much lately, and I'm shocked the lead is still unclaimed. With a bit of angst, I would like to claim the Role of Don Garcia. This will be a stretch for me, patience and tolerance please.
Kurt !!! there you are again: I already thought some rattlesnake had gotten the better of you on one of your tours. Glad to see you around again, and of course you can have a stab at Don Garcia. He is not the most pleasant person around I fear But I'm sure you can manage. Now get those old dusty Spanish costumes down from the attic and start recording