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Production Requirements: A Costume Plot Database
Play Title: Fools: A Comic Fable

Title:  Fools: A Comic Fable
Playwright:  Simon, Neil  Publisher:  Samuel French, Inc.
Year  1981  Genre:  Comedy
Period:  Gay90s  Number of Acts/Scenes  2 Acts / 6 Scenes
Passage of time:  2 Days
Basic Plot:  Leon Tolchinsky, a schoolmaster, comes to town to break a 200 year old curse that renders the town's people dumb. Leon falls in love with Sophia Zubritsky, the girl he must be able to teach in order to save her town and possibly himself.
Contributor's Name:  Jonathan P. Waters
Contributor's Email:  jonathanpwaters@gmail.com
Budget:  
Producing Organization:  
Cast Size As Written
  Male Actors:  7
  Male Chorus Actors:  0
Total Male Actors:  7
Number of Characters as Written
  Male Characters:  7
  Male Chorus Characters:  0
Total Male Characters:  7
Costume Numbers as Written
  Male Costumes:  21
  Male Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Male Costumes:  21
Actual Cast Size (if produced)
  Male Actors:  0
  Male Chorus Actors:  0
Total Male Actors:  0
Costume Numbers (if produced)
  Male Costumes:  0
  Male Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Male Costumes:  0
  Female Actors:  3
  Female Chorus Actors:  0
Total Female Actors:  3
 
  Female Characters:  3
  Female Chorus Characters:  0
Total Female Characters:  3
 
  Female Costumes:  9
  Female Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Female Costumes:  9

  Female Actors:  0
  Female Chorus Actors:  0
Total Female Actors:  0
 
  Female Costumes:  0
  Female Chorus Costumes:  0
Total Female Costumes:  0
Notes on possible reduction/expansion of characters/costumes:  The show could be produced with two costumes for each character, instead of 3. This could be done if the characters return to their original costume instead of changing into a new costume. This is during the final scene, which is a post script to the
Quick Changes:  N/A
Specialty/Special effects costumes required:  N/A
Other important notes:  A note from the playwright. The costumes should represent poor, Ukrainian Villagers.

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