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- El viejo celoso
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El viejo celoso (1610-1615), Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra
- Scene
A short, one-act play, but with several scenes, taking place both inside the house and on the street in front of the house.
- Staging
A tapestry with a portrait of a man in a cape and hat, along with other painted/woven figures, is needed. Lorenza throws a bowl of water in her husband’s face, and is heard from behind a ‘door’; she needs to be able to be heard from offstage.
- Music
There is a song at the end of the play.
- Cast number
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Minimum Maximum 2 males 5 males 3 females 4 females 5 (total) 9 (total) - Cast information
- plus musicians, dancers and neighbours to come in at the end
- Characters
- LORENZA, Lady of the house, married to Cañizares
- CRISTINA, Lorenza’s niece
- ORTIGOSA, Old bawd
- CAÑIZARES, Lorenza’s husband, the Jealous Old Man
- Cañizares’s FRIEND, another old man
- The HANDSOME YOUNG MAN
- OFFICER OF THE LAW
- Dancer
- Musicians
Entry written by Kathleen Jeffs. Last updated on 4 October 2010.
