Gulzara; or The Persian Slave

“Gulzara, The Persian Slave” is a rare example of a script for a Victorian melodrama that was intended as a private theatrical – to be performed by a limited cast of amateurs in a home or school, not on a public stage. Rarer still, “Gulzara” was written by a female author to be performed by a cast of women. The only male character, Amurath, was a “breeches role,” played by a young girl. Thus this drama, set in a harem in Constantinople, in addition to spinning a yarn about the abduction of Sultan Suliman’s son, gives us an unusual peek at the lives of young women in the U.S. in the 1840’s and 50’s. - Summary by Kelly S. Taylor Cast List AmurathJasmin Salma [https://librivox.org/reader/12243] ZuleikaKelly S. Taylor [https://librivox.org/reader/13852] Fatimathe story girl [https://librivox.org/reader/6319] Katinka Larry Wilson [https://librivox.org/reader/8425] GulzaraE. J. Lavery [https://librivox.org/reader/14755] Ayesha TJ Burns [https://librivox.org/reader/11790] Stage Directions Wayne Cooke [https://librivox.org/reader/12980]