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Synopsis

A Month in the Country is Friel's adaptation of Turgenev's play of the same name. Belyayev is a young tutor who has been at Islayev's estate in the country for one month. He finds himself at the center of a love triangle about which he was completely ignorant. Natalya, Islayev's young wife, is taken with him, despite the affections of both her husband and her lover, Rakitin. Natalya suspects that her ward, Vera, is also interested in Belyayev. Natalya warns Belyayev of Vera's attraction; Vera warns Belyayev of Natalya's attraction; Bolshintsov proposes to Vera; the doctor proposes to Lizaveta; Islayev confronts Rakitin; the butler... well, you get the idea. Belyayev is overwhelmed; he only wants to teach. He and several other characters leave the household on the same day, leaving Islayev puzzling over what just happened.

Show Information

Book
Brian Friel , Ivan Turgenev
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
5
Genres
Comedy
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Elderly, Young Adult, Adult, Late Teen, Early Teen Characters, Medium Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Natalya Petrovna

Lead

Female

Spoken

Alexei Belyayev

Lead

Male

Spoken

Vera

Lead

Female

Spoken

Mikhail Rakitin

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Lizaveta Bogdanovna

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Shpigelsky

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Arkady Islayev

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Matvey

Featured

Male

Spoken

Katya

Featured

Female

Spoken

Herr Schaaf

Featured

Male

Spoken

Anna Semyanovna

Featured

Female

Spoken

Bolshintsov

Featured

Male

Spoken

Ensemble

Ensemble

Male

Silent

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