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Synopsis
Deceptions abound in John Fletcher’s Jacobean comedy. Margarita is a wealthy woman who wants to enjoy romantic escapades. With her faithful attendant Altea, she comes up with a scheme to indulge her romantic appetite without staining her reputation: she will marry Leon, a foolish soldier who seems more than willing to submit to her. Meanwhile, Margarita’s maid, Estifania, has married Michael Perez, a soldier. Both are pretending to be wealthy.
But schemes unravel when Perez and Estifania learn the truth about each other as Margarita discovers that Leon is not the submissive fool she took him for. Can these haphazard matches survive?
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A group of performers who function as a unit in a production rather than as individuals with leading roles.
A member of the ensemble with a named or minor speaking role within a larger group.
Pertaining to the period of King James I’s reign, known for darker, more violent English drama than the Elizabethan era.
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Guide Written By:
Kevan Dunkelberg
Oklahoma-based drama teacher, actor and playwright