Synopsis
Volpone
$10.99
Charles Jeffries & Jerry Knight from Ben Johnson
Published by Samuel French Inc
Large Mixed Cast
The childless, rich trickster of the title feigns sickness to witness the groveling and sycophantic shenanigans of his court in search of his will
Unbeknownst to them, Volpone is still a scheming rapacious miser bent on extracting fortunes from the greedy opportunists
The extent to which people will go to acquire Volpone's fortune knows no bounds: one disinherits his only son; another offers his wife to the lecherous man
This is truly a fun and exhilarating script, requiring a spirited ensemble
Johnson's farce is adapted for one-act competition by the authors of The Beggar's Opera, The Merry Wives of Winsor, Tartuffe and more