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Persa; The Persian

Titus Maccius Plautus

Length
1 h 42 min
Chapters
5
Language
English
Genre
Comedy
First published
1913

A Slave wants to marry a Courtesan, and so has to find a way to get enough money to buy her from her Procurer. Being a clever slave, this of course involves a trick, including Persian disguises and some very fast talking. - Summary by ToddHW

Cast list:

Toxilus, a servant: KeltonLee

Sagaristio, a servant: Beeswaxcandle

Saturio, a Parasite: Larry Wilson

Paegnium, a boy: Alan Mapstone

Dordalus, a Procurer: Brian Fullen

Lemniselene, a Courtesan, beloved by Toxilus: Winterberry

Sophoclidisca, her attendant: ShrimpPhish

A Young Woman, daughter of Saturio: ShrimpPhish

Stage Directions and Editing: ToddHW

Chapters

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