Synopsis
The Guardsman
$15.99
Bonnie Monte from Ferenc Molnar
Published by Josef Weinberger
3 Male 4 Female
A beautiful actress has married her handsome leading man and their best friend is a critic
This seems to be a recipe for marital bliss for denizens of the theatre world
That is until a dashing guardsman enters the scene and starts sending the actress roses
This "anguished farce" inspired the work of Pirandello and Pinter
Even as it poses disturbing questions about identity, voyeurism, reality, perception, the masks we wear, and the pain of love, it elicits gales of laughter
REVIEWS
"Ms. Monte has a rock-solid grasp of the often twisty complexities of The Guardsman" ~ The Wall Street Journal
"Ms Monte has fashioned a fresh version of the play to reveal a thorny edge that can prick the heart while tickling you to laughter" ~ The New York Times