Royalty Free Plays » one-act http://www.royaltyfreeplays.com Free One Act and Full Length Stage Plays Thu, 24 Nov 2011 09:29:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 The Bear http://www.royaltyfreeplays.com/the-bear/ http://www.royaltyfreeplays.com/the-bear/#comments Sat, 21 Nov 2009 11:21:41 +0000 admin http://www.royaltyfreeplays.com/?p=148 The BearThe Bear
By Anton Chekhov
A comedy in 1 Act

Although The Bear is one of Anton Chekhov’s lesser-known plays, this “Farce in One-Act,” as it is subtitled, is an excellent representative of its genre. Dedicating the play to N. N. Solovtsov, Chekhov is said to have been inspired by his friend’s boorish performance in a French vaudeville. Indeed, with its fast-paced, biting dialogue alluding to popular song lyrics, accidentally broken furniture, and exaggerated emotions that quickly turn into their opposite, this three-character drama resembles an act from a vaudeville. (From eNotes)

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