Out of the Wings

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El caballero bobo (1595-1605), Guillén de Castro

Scene

This is a three-act comedia.

Staging

The play is set in Hungary. The wilderness settings for Aurora and Anteo should be clearly distinct from the civilised court scenes. Aurora should be dressed appropriately to depict how... (Read more...)

Cast number
Minimum Maximum
7 males 19 males
3 females 3 females
10 (total) 22 (total)
Cast information
The soldiers and servants can be doubled, or added.
Characters
  • KING
  • LOTARIO, Prince of Hungary
  • DUKE
  • TELEO, The Duke’s son
  • SESLAO, The Duke’s son
  • BRITISH AMBASSADOR
  • ANTEO, The Duke’s oldest son
  • AURORA, Princess of Hungary
  • ESTRELLA, The Duke’s daughter
  • CLAUDIA, Maidservant
  • GRANDEE
  • SERVANTS (2)
  • SOLDIERS (4)
  • COUNT OCTAVIO
  • HENRICO, Prince of England
  • PAGE, To Count Octavio
  • SOLDIERS

Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 4 October 2010.

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