Out of the Wings

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El burlador de Sevilla (1616-1625), Tirso de Molina

Scene

The play is a three-act comedia. The scenes shift rapidly - from interior palace locations to the seaside, to the country, to outside Don Gonzalo’s house, to a church, to inside Don Jua... (Read more...)

Staging

The many locations in this play mean that the action must be able to shift easily from one setting to the next. The use of darkness and light is important, for Don Juan seduces women un... (Read more...)

Cast number
Minimum Maximum
8 males 15 males
4 females 5 females
12 (total) 20 (total)
Characters
  • DON DIEGO TENORIO, An old man, Don Juan’s father
  • DON JUAN TENORIO
  • CATALINÓN, Don Juan’s servant
  • THE KING OF NAPLES
  • DUKE OCTAVIO
  • DON PEDRO TENORIO
  • THE MARQUIS OF LA MOTA
  • DON GONZALO DE ULLOA
  • THE KING OF CASTILE
  • DOÑA ANA DE ULLOA
  • FABIO, Servant
  • ISABELA, Duchess
  • TISBEA, Fisherwoman
  • BELISA, Peasant
  • ANFRISO, Fisherman
  • CORIDÓN, Fisherman
  • GASENO, Peasant
  • BATRICIO, Peasant
  • RIPIO, Servant
  • AMINTA, Peasant woman

Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 10 March 2011.

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