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Timon holds a massive banquet and hands out money freely to everyone there. Only Apementus, a cynical philosopher, receives none. Timon finds out that his friend Ventidus, is in prison, and pays his bail. He then holds a masque and preaches about friendship. Flavius, however, is unhappy that Timon has given away so much and tells Timon that between patronizing artists, holding parties, and assisting his so-called friends, he has no money. Timon angrily yells at Flavius, who had tried to explain this to him earlier, and his creditors begin to swarm in on him. When he asks for money from his dubious friends, they all refuse. As revenge, he invites them all to a banquet and throws dishes and sprays water at them before running. He finds a trove of gold outside the city, and a group of bandits, including Alcibiades, a rebellious officer exiled for protesting against severe punishment for a crime of passion, finds him. He pays them and all the people who come to visit him, including his old friend Flavius. Flavius wants him to return to society, and he laments that Flavius, a servant, is the only true friend he has ever had. He dies shortly later, and Alcibiades, using the money Timon gave him, marches upon Athens.

Show Information

Book
William Shakespeare
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
Number of Acts
2
Genres
Cast Size
large
Licensor
None/royalty-free
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Timon

Lead

Male

Spoken

Alcibiades

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Apementus

Supporting

Male

Spoken

First Lord

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Second Lord

Supporting

Male

Spoken

First Senator

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Flavius

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Painter

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Poet

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Titus

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Third Lord

Featured

Male

Spoken

Fourth Lord

Featured

Male

Spoken

Second Senator

Featured

Male

Spoken

Third Senator

Featured

Male

Spoken

Banditti

Featured

Male

Spoken

Caphis

Featured

Male

Spoken

Cupid

Featured

Male

Spoken

Flaminius

Featured

Male

Spoken

Fool

Featured

Male

Spoken

Hortensius

Featured

Male

Spoken

Lucilius

Featured

Male

Spoken

Lucullus

Featured

Male

Spoken

Old Athenian

Featured

Male

Alto

Philotus

Featured

Male

Spoken

Phrynia

Featured

Female

Spoken

Timandra

Featured

Female

Spoken

Sempronius

Featured

Male

Spoken

Servilius

Featured

Male

Alto

Ventidius

Featured

Male

Spoken

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