Written by Moises Kaufman, the play “Gross Indecency” is a biography of the life of Oscar Wilde, that focuses on court trials where Wilde is accused of being homosexual. Kaufman spent two years writing the play and completed it in 1997.
The production contains several roles, but a single actor can play multiple characters, as the case in Kaufman’s production. The play consists of twenty four characters, including eight narrators; however, this is not including parts entitled “others”. Most casts for this play consist solely of men actors, due to the fact that the characters in the play are men. However, should this play be production at Oklahoma State, there would have to be some flexibility due to lack of male actors. In reality, the narrators and “others” could certainly be played by females. If I were to produce this show at OSU, I would use females for the roles dubbed “other”. The characters of Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas and Queensberry, would most definitely need to be played by males due to the relationships in the play. I would be able to use females as other roles, as well as dress them as males to provide more casting opportunities as well as convenience of the OSU Theater. “Gross Indecency” does not contain intricate scenery; the only prop that is truly mandatory would be the gavel. Throughout the course of …show more content…
We know that Oscar is married and has children, but the letters he has written to these men make some believe he is most certainly gay. During this time period, many disagreed with this act, especially Lord Alfred Douglas of Queensberry, the father of one of Wilde’s partners. Some believe this leads to the theme of hate for the fact that Lord Alfred Douglas of Queensberry despised Wilde for sending the letters to his son and most certainly for acting upon the romantic feelings Wilde has for Douglas. (Polashuk,
The production contains several roles, but a single actor can play multiple characters, as the case in Kaufman’s production. The play consists of twenty four characters, including eight narrators; however, this is not including parts entitled “others”. Most casts for this play consist solely of men actors, due to the fact that the characters in the play are men. However, should this play be production at Oklahoma State, there would have to be some flexibility due to lack of male actors. In reality, the narrators and “others” could certainly be played by females. If I were to produce this show at OSU, I would use females for the roles dubbed “other”. The characters of Oscar Wilde, Lord Alfred Douglas and Queensberry, would most definitely need to be played by males due to the relationships in the play. I would be able to use females as other roles, as well as dress them as males to provide more casting opportunities as well as convenience of the OSU Theater. “Gross Indecency” does not contain intricate scenery; the only prop that is truly mandatory would be the gavel. Throughout the course of …show more content…
We know that Oscar is married and has children, but the letters he has written to these men make some believe he is most certainly gay. During this time period, many disagreed with this act, especially Lord Alfred Douglas of Queensberry, the father of one of Wilde’s partners. Some believe this leads to the theme of hate for the fact that Lord Alfred Douglas of Queensberry despised Wilde for sending the letters to his son and most certainly for acting upon the romantic feelings Wilde has for Douglas. (Polashuk,