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- O locura o santidad
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O locura o santidad (1877), José Echegaray y Eizaguirre
- Scene
The play is divided into three acts. Act 1 has 15 scenes, act 2 has 10 scenes, and act 3 has 13 scenes.
- Staging
The play is set in the large study of Don Lorenzo’s house in Madrid. The study is furnished with a desk, a large mirror, bookshelves, seats and a fireplace.
The action begins on a winter’s day, with the light outside dimly illuminating the set. Later in the play the fireplace is lit, and dramatic scenes are played out in semi-darkness, with the only light coming from the fire.
- Cast number
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Minimum Maximum 6 males 7 males 4 females 4 females 10 (total) 11 (total) - Characters
- DON LORENZO DE AVEDAÑO
- ANGELA
- INÉS
- THE DUCHESS OF ALMONTE
- EDUARDO
- JUANA
- DON TOMÁS
- DOCTOR BERMÚDEZ
- BRAULIO, Orderly from the asylum
- BENITO, Orderly from the asylum
A SERVANT
Entry written by Gwynneth Dowling. Last updated on 1 March 2011.
