A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Colosseum
By Craig Sodaro
A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Colosseum is a play that needs 23 to 25 performers (16 women, 7 men, 2 any gender). Licensed by Eldridge Publishing.
- Type
- play
- Cast size
- 23 to 25 performers
- Roles
- 16 women, 7 men, 2 any gender
- Cast notes
- 7 m, 16 w, 2 flexible
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Eldridge Publishing
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Synopsis
When Simplcuss, a naive Swiss farmer, heads for Rome to follow his dream of becoming a stand-up comedian, little does he know what adventures are in store for him. Stumbling into the house of General Spurius Sillius in search for food and water, he's mistaken for the dreaded gladiator, Terribilus, who is due to fight in the Colosseum the following day. Not only does Simplcuss have to figure out how to save himself, but he's overheard the General's wife, Drusilla, and Senator Publius Piscious plo
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