Play on Words

full length · drama

Pélléas and Mélisande; Alladine and Palomides; Home

by Maurice Maeterlinck · translated by Richard Hovey

31 roles (0M / 0F / 31 any) · approx 164–227 minutes

Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.

Characters

Mélisande lead 189 speeches
Pélléas supporting 135 speeches
Golaud supporting 127 speeches
Alladine supporting 72 speeches
Palomides supporting 67 speeches
Yniold supporting 54 speeches
The Stranger minor 47 speeches
The Old Man minor 45 speeches
Arkël minor 41 speeches
Ablamore minor 31 speeches
Astolaine minor 31 speeches
Mary minor 22 speeches
The Voice Of Alladine minor 18 speeches
The Voice Of Palomides minor 17 speeches
Martha minor 16 speeches
The Old Servant minor 14 speeches
First Servant minor 12 speeches
Geneviève minor 10 speeches
The Physician minor 9 speeches
Third Servant minor 7 speeches
One Of The Sisters minor 7 speeches
Second Servant minor 6 speeches
Another Sister minor 6 speeches
Porter minor 5 speeches
Home minor 4 speeches
First Maidservant minor 4 speeches
Little Yniold minor 4 speeches
Fourth Servant minor 4 speeches
Third Sister minor 4 speeches
Second Maidservant minor 3 speeches
Persons minor 2 speeches

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