"The Simple Truth": A Verse Tragicomedy Debuts at Oregon Adventure Theatre
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A theatrical production announcement for "The Simple Truth" by Ken Yoshikawa, an epic five-act verse tragicomedy inspired by Shakespeare's Twelfth Night. Set in the fictional Mediterranean city-state of Bonavia, the play explores themes of sovereignty, grief, and ecological preservation following the death of King Virgillio, as Princess Ethelia challenges her brother King Leonardo against despair and collusion with the greedy Illyria.
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· 3 pulledThe Simple Truth is an epic five-act verse tragicomedy written in the shadow of Shakespeare's Twelfth Night.
It tells a story of sovereignty, grief, and ecological preservation in a mythic and poetic setting of the fictional Mediterranean city-state of Bonavia, home to the notorious and renegade sea-captain Antonio.
How, amid such grief, shall Princess Ethelia challenge her brother, the newly crowned King Leonardo, against despair, collusion, and self-annihilation?
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