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Cyrano de Bergerac

Edmond Rostand

Length
4 h 6 min
Chapters
6
Language
English
Genre
Romance
First published
1899

One of the most beloved French plays of all time, Cyrano de Bergerac is a clever and tragic tale of truth concealed and love denied. Its titular character is a proud, daring swordsman and genius poet who has one terrible flaw: an abnormally large nose. Too afraid of rejection to confess his love for the beautiful Roxane, Cyrano helps her brainless but handsome suitor Christian to woo her, providing him with love letters while resolutely keeping his own passion a secret. (Summary by Elizabeth Barr)

Cast list:

NARRATOR: balaonspace

CYRANO DE BERGERAC: Adamski

CHRISTIAN DE NEUVILLETTE: catrose

COMTE DE GUICHE: alanmapstone

RAGUENEAU: LibbyG

LE BRET: Algy Pug

CARBON DE CASTEL-JALOUX: ToddHW

FIRST CADET/D'ARTAGNAN: DSayers

SECOND CADET/LIGNIERE: gloriana

THIRD CADET/DE VALVERT: msfry

FIRST GASCON/JODELET: ElleyKat

SECOND GASCON/BELLEROSE: wib66

FIRST MARQUIS/THE APPRENTICE: MrsHand

MONTFLEURY/FIRST PASTRY- COOK: BeniaminoMassimo

CUIGY/A SPANISH OFFICER: arnaldo4455

BRISSAILLE/THE SENTINEL: Kristingj

THE DOORKEEPER/FIRST POET: calebkuester

FIRST LACKEY/SECOND POET: Algy Pug

SECOND LACKEY/THIRD POET: Algy Pug

THE BORE/FOURTH POET: readbyme

THE PORTER/SECOND PASTRY-COOK: patrickjeaton

THE BURGHER: rf

THE YOUNG MAN [BURGHER'S SON]/THE MUSKETEER: dotandtittle

THE PICKPOCKET/FIFTH POET: dlolso21

A SPECTATOR: Availle

A GUARDSMAN: takenote61

THE FRIAR/GAZETTEER: Trevedhek

THIRD PASTRY-COOK/FIRST PAGE: Tortilla

FOURTH PASTRY-COOK/SECOND PAGE: LydiaCW

FIFTH PASTRY-COOK/THIRD PAGE: lezer

ROXANE: musicalheart1

SISTER MARTHA/FIRST ACTRESS: hggarrett

LISE/SISTER CLAIRE/SECOND ACTRESS: JoFriday21

THE BUFFET-GIRL/FIRST CHILD: ElleyKat

THE DUENNA/MOTHER MARGUERITE: gloriana

THIRD ACTRESS/FIRST SISTER: SweetPea

THE SHOP-GIRL/SECOND CHILD: ShiNeko

A MAN: Bassaga

FIRST TROOPER: Norman

SECOND TROOPER: Rapunzelina

A LADY/SECOND SISTER: CaprishaPage

THE COOK/FIRST VIOLIN: WoollyBee

Edited by: musicalheart1

Chapters

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