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The Bungler
Author: Molire
Narrator: Richard Easton
Unabridged: 2 hr 4 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 03/15/2011
Genre: Drama - Continental European
Synopsis
In 17th Century Sicily, a clever valet named Mascarille tries to help his boss Llie win the girl of his dreams -- only to find that Llie is a monumental dunce who ruins every one of his intricate schemes. Undaunted, Mascarille invents progressively wilder plots, only to see his best-laid plans go very awry in Molire's The Bungler. Translated by Richard Wilbur. An L.A. Theatre Works full-cast performance featuring: Richard Easton as Mascarille Adam Godley as Lelie Alan Mandell as Trufaldin Dakin Matthews as Ergaste Christopher Neame as Pandolphe Paula Jane Newman as Celie Darren Richardson as Andres John Sloan as Landre Norman Snow as Anselme Kate Steele as Hippolyte. This recording contains an interview with Mechele Leon, Associate Professor of Classical and Contemporary French Theatre at the University of Kansas. Directed by Dakin Matthews. Recorded at The Invisible Studios, West Hollywood. Coauthors: Translated By Richard Wilbur
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