Overview
Character Name
Osip
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult, Mature Adult
Role Size
Supporting
Dancing
Non Dancer
Voice
Spoken
Time & Place
imperial russia, 1830's
Analysis
Osip is Khlestakov’s middle-aged valet. When we first meet him, he is suffering from extreme hunger and “lolling about” in his master’s hotel bed. Osip hates his master and blames him for their misfortune and poverty. Indeed, it is due to Khlestakov’s incessant gambling and
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