Name: KYNASTON
SKU: ASC-1301
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KYNASTON

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Edward Kynaston is the last famous boy-player during Restoration in England (1600). He has an affair with the producer and actor of "Hope Theatre", William Johnson. When William decides, in the spirit of the age, to employ women to play the female roles, Kynaston's career hangs in the balance.

Kynaston must learn to play male roles or lose his profession entirely.

Form/Style: drama
Length in minutes: 60
Cast: 2 total
Roles: 2 male identifying
Cast age groups: 16 to 18, 18+
Audience age: adult, young adult
Publisher: Australian Script Centre

MONOLOGUES
PRODUCTION HISTORY

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William

Male | 30s | 3 to 5 minutes
Starts on page 21

EXTRACT: I convinced myself each time that I was embracing the charming Olivia, innocent Ophelia, Anna...Cleopatra. I always wanted it to be dark in the room and wanted you to keep wearing the wigs of your characters. Didn't that make you wonder? I slept with the fantasy that seduced me on stage while I performed with her. Did you ever notice my face? My eyes were shut, as I tried to create the most pleasurable image. That is where my talent lay.

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