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Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum, A
Rome Is Where the Heart Is
Title: Applause for Plautus
Author(s): Katie Bufithis Oberlander adapted from original from Titus Maccius Plautus
Licensing Agent: Eldridge Plays and Musicals
Genre: Comedy
Length: Multiple One-Acts
Male Roles: 0
Female Roles: 0
Extras: 20-60

Description: Here are three comic plays based on the work of the Roman playwright Titus Maccius Plautus. The first play is "The Pot of Gold," in which Euclio, a miser, goes to great lengths to hide a secret fortune from his family and neighbors. In "The Brothers Menaechmus," identical twins who were separated at birth cause confusion when one of them coincidentally arrives in their hometown on the day of his brother's wedding. The collection concludes with "The Haunted House" as a clever servant concocts a tale of the supernatural to aid his master in marrying a slave who is promised to an arrogant captain in the Roman army. Plans go awry, misunderstandings abound and hilarity ensues as classic plots from ancient Roman comedies are transformed to appeal to actors and audiences of today.

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