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Charles Ludlam
Characters: 7 male, 5 female, cross-gender casting possible Multiple Sets Newly Revised! The landmark Ridiculous Theatre Company production of the classic 19th century melodrama! Tubercular courtesan Marguerite Gautier abjures her…
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Characters: 4 male, 3 female, extras, double casting and cross casting possible. Various settings A Ridiculous retelling of the children’s classic. All the familiar elements are there, including Jack, his…
Cover title: The Ridiculous Theatrical Co. presents Charles Ludlam’s The mystery of Irma Vep.
Cast: 17 m, 14 f (double casting and cross-casting possible).
David Kaufman
RIDICULOUS! THE THEATRICAL LIFE AND TIMES OF CHARLES LUDLAM
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Rick Roemer
Providing an overview of the playwright and director’s life, this book explores the theatrical underpinnings of his work and includes examinations of such plays as Le Bourgeois Avant-Garde, Bluebeard, Galas…
Never widely available in his lifetime, Ludlam’s essays and opinions of theatre reveal a complex mind focused on theatrical invention.
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The first collection of Ridiculus Theatre founder Charles Ludlum’s major works in one volume.
Sean Edgecomb
Playwright, actor and director Charles Ludlam (1943-1987) helped to galvanize the Ridiculous style of theater in New York City starting in the 1960s. Although his Ridiculous Theatrical Company shut its…
This volume features key political issues for 1990s Britain: the reform of the Labour party; the use of opinion polls; the impact of the media; European integration; Scotland and regional…
