Play on Words

full length · drama

Vera; Or, The Nihilists

by Oscar Wilde

16 roles (0M / 0F / 16 any) · approx 72–100 minutes · 7 acts

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

Characters

Prince Paul lead 83 speeches
Czar lead 70 speeches
Vera supporting 57 speeches
Pres supporting 51 speeches
Czare supporting 39 speeches
Mich supporting 34 speeches
Prince Petro supporting 23 speeches
Baron Raff minor 18 speeches
Count R minor 13 speeches
Consps minor 10 speeches
Marq. De Poiv minor 9 speeches
Gen. Kotemk minor 4 speeches
Page minor 3 speeches
Tableau minor 2 speeches
Omnes minor 2 speeches
Colonel minor 2 speeches

Read the play

Note [1]: Changed to 2 in violet pencil. [2]: Lines from 2 to 2 scored out. [3]: These lines scored out, and "we will have" added. [4]: This word underlined. [5]: These lines scored out. [6]: These lines scored out, "what news to-night?" inserted. [7]: Lines scored out. [8]: Altered to "He." [9]: Lines scored out. [10]: Altered to "signal for." [11]: Lines scored out. [12]: Lines scored out. [13]: Altered to "Be calm, Michael!" [14]: These words underlined. [15]: Words underlined. [16]: Word underlined. [17]: Lines scored out. [18]: Words scored out. [19]: Lines scored out, "from Berlin" inserted. [20]: Word scored through. [21]: Altered to "strong." [22]: These lines scored through. [23]: Scored through. [24]: Altered to "martial law scheme." [25]: Altered to "To raise the barricades." [26]: Crossed out. [27]: The word "pause" as a stage direction inserted. [28]: Lines crossed out. [29]: Scored through. [30]: Scored through. [31]: Word underlined. [32]: Word underlined. [33]: Words "Who is there?" inserted. [34]: Scored through. [35]: Scored through. [36]: Scored through. [37]: Altered to "He has sold us." [38]: Word underlined.

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