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The Diversion, translated by John O'Neill

Characters

• NARRATOR
• OCAÑA, Footman
• CRISTINA, Kitchen maid
• QUIÑONES, Page
• DON ANTONIO DE ALMENDÁREZ, Suitor to Marcela Osorio*
• MARCELA DE ALMENDÁREZ, Sister to Don Antonio
• DON FRANCISCO, Friend to Don Antonio
• CARDENIO, Student, posing as Don Silvestre de Almendárez
• TORRENTE, Servant to Cardenio
• MUÑOZ, Squire to Marcela de Almendárez
• DOROTEA, Maid to Marcela de Almendárez
• DON AMBROSIO, Suitor to Marcela Osorio
• BARBER
• MUSICIAN
• LAW OFFICER
• CONSTABLE
• DON SILVESTRE DE ALMENDÁREZ, Marcela’s Peruvian cousin, betrothed to her
• CLAVIJO, Don Silvestre’s companion
• MESSENGER
• DON PEDRO OSORIO, Marcela Osorio’s father
• *Marcela Osorio is central to the action of the play but never actually appears

Cast number

Minimum	Maximum
15 (total)	20 (total)
10 males	15 males
5 females	5 females

Productions

• The Diversion (United Kingdom, 2007)

Samples

• From ACT ONE
• From ACT TWO

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

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