Out of the Wings

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Eterno retorno (1998), Luis Miguel González Cruz

Scene

The play is divided into 34 short scenes.

Staging

Short films

Many of the scenes are preceded by short films which help move the action forward or set the mood. A number of the films feature the pigs in Máncer’s farm. Scene 6, for exam... (Read more...)

Music

The play is preceded by an excerpt from the theme song to the film The Searchers:

What makes a man to wander?

What makes a man to roam?

And makes a man leave bed and board?

And turn his... (Read more...)

Cast number
Minimum Maximum
8 males 17 males
3 females 3 females
11 (total) 20 (total)
Cast information
‘Máncer’ is a slang term for a prostitute’s child. ‘Alnado’ is a Spanish word for a stepchild.
Characters
  • MÁNCER
  • OLD MAN
  • VOICE OF MAN OFFSTAGE
  • LEADER
  • FUNERAL CORTEGE
  • ALNADO
  • ABEL
  • MARIA
  • CAIN
  • PRIEST
  • BEGGARS AND DRUNKS
  • BLIND MAN
  • PROSTITUTE 1
  • PROSTITUTE 2
  • GRAVEDIGGER 1
  • GRAVEDIGGER 2
  • CORPSE

Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 30 November 2011.

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