Overview
Character Name
The Simpleton / Yurodivy
Show
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Young Adult, Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Featured
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Tenor
Vocal Range
High Note: A4
Low Note: E3
Vocal Technique
Operatic
Time & Place
17th century, Russia
Analysis
Although he is referred to as ‘the simpleton’, he is more accurately described as a ‘holy fool’, or ‘yurodivy’. This name was given to men who followed the teachings of St. Paul and made themselves ‘holy fools’, giving up everything for a life of poverty, including
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