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]: These three speeches are scored through. [2]: Insert "for the politician." [3]: All these lines are cut out. [4]: Alter to "Gentlemen." [5]: Cut out this sentence. [6]: Words scored through. [7]: Delete "the crown." [8]: Substitute "stop near" for "stay with." [9]: This passage is cut out.

Transcriber's Note:

Inconsistent hyphenation has been standardised. Minor typographical errors have been corrected without note, whilst significant amendments have been listed below:

p. 25, 'Place S. Isaac' amended to _Place St. Isaac_; p. 36, 'Prince Petouchof' amended to _Count Petouchof_.

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