Rehearsal

A satirical play poking fun at the overblown tragedies produced in the time of the Restoration, first staged in 1671. It uses the device of having three men working to develop a new play and having the actors trying out various scenes. The play itself is made up almost entirely of excerpts of existing dramatic works, and especially at those of John Dryden. (In the etext of the printed play which you can access from the link below, the play script is published on the right hand pages with every left hand page full of footnotes describing from which plays the scenes, lines, and allusions are taken.) - Summary by ToddHW Cast list: Bayes:ToddHW [https://librivox.org/reader/6754] Johnson:Greg Giordano [https://librivox.org/reader/8011] Smith:Beeswaxcandle [https://librivox.org/reader/17576] First King of Brentford:Adrian Stephens [https://librivox.org/reader/13577] Second King of Brentford:GaleHall [https://librivox.org/reader/18180] Prince Pretty-Man:Alan Mapstone [https://librivox.org/reader/7170] Prince Volscious:Ethan Hurst [https://librivox.org/reader/13851] Gentleman Usher:Claudia Caldi [https://librivox.org/reader/17099] Physician:Larry Wilson [https://librivox.org/reader/8425] Drawcansir:Elijah Fisher [https://librivox.org/reader/9835] General:Priamedes [https://librivox.org/reader/18782] Lieutenant General:Lynette Caulkins [https://librivox.org/reader/13661] Cordelio:redrun [https://librivox.org/reader/17752] Tom Thimble:Jim Locke [https://librivox.org/reader/10801] Fisherman:David Purdy [https://librivox.org/reader/10542] Sun:Agnes Robert Behr [https://librivox.org/reader/18543] Thunder:Claudia Caldi [https://librivox.org/reader/17099] First Player:Mathias Thorndal [https://librivox.org/reader/18171] Second Player:Alan Mapstone [https://librivox.org/reader/7170] Third Player:redrun [https://librivox.org/reader/17752] First Soldier:Sonia [https://librivox.org/reader/10179] Second Soldier:Elijah Fisher [https://librivox.org/reader/9835] First Herald:Inkell [https://librivox.org/reader/17662] Second Herald:David Purdy [https://librivox.org/reader/10542] Amaryillis:Michele Eaton [https://librivox.org/reader/7026] Cloris:Jenn Broda [https://librivox.org/reader/13140] Parthenope:Inkell [https://librivox.org/reader/17662] Pallas:Hope [https://librivox.org/reader/18132] Lightning:Availle [https://librivox.org/reader/4174] Moon:oogiesragdoll [https://librivox.org/reader/13049] Earth:Stunning [https://librivox.org/reader/18801] Shirley:Elsie Selwyn [https://librivox.org/reader/13257] Stage Directions:Devorah Allen [https://librivox.org/reader/11084] Editing:ToddHW [https://librivox.org/reader/6754]