full length · drama
The Power of Darkness
Royalty-free Public domain — free to read, perform, and adapt. No licence needed.
Characters
| Anísya | lead | 184 speeches |
| Nikíta | lead | 160 speeches |
| Matryóna | supporting | 109 speeches |
| Mítritch | supporting | 69 speeches |
| Nan | supporting | 60 speeches |
| Akím | supporting | 54 speeches |
| Peter | supporting | 52 speeches |
| Akoulína | supporting | 41 speeches |
| Marína | minor | 25 speeches |
| Neighbour | minor | 25 speeches |
| First Girl | minor | 8 speeches |
| Police Officer | minor | 6 speeches |
| Silence | minor | 3 speeches |
| Husband | minor | 3 speeches |
| Matchmaker | minor | 3 speeches |
| Second Girl | minor | 2 speeches |
Read the play
Choose an act above to read — each is a separate page.
Monologues from this play
- Matryóna monologue (Act 1) — The Power of Darkness
- Matryóna monologue (Act 1) — The Power of Darkness
- Akím monologue (Act 1) — The Power of Darkness
- Nikíta monologue (Act 1) — The Power of Darkness
- Marína monologue (Act 1) — The Power of Darkness
- Matryóna monologue (Act 2) — The Power of Darkness
- Mítritch monologue (Act 3) — The Power of Darkness
- Mítritch monologue (Act 3) — The Power of Darkness
- Mítritch monologue (Act 4) — The Power of Darkness
- Mítritch monologue (Act 4) — The Power of Darkness
- Nikíta monologue (Act 5) — The Power of Darkness
- Mítritch monologue (Act 5) — The Power of Darkness