Kurt and Orla
The Sorcerer’s Apprentice and the Princess Who Couldn’t Laugh
An apprentice automaton mechanic receives a visit from a young princess in search of adventure.
Characters
KURT, young man, apprentice automaton mechanic, too inquisitive for his own good
TICKLE, mechanical armchair with human-like arms, played by a woman
ORLA, young princess, bored with her sheltered life, seeking adventure
COPPELIUS, mature man, inventor, devious
Setting
Workroom of the Coppelius Automaton Shop
in a 19th century German principality
Characters
KURT, young man, apprentice automaton mechanic, too inquisitive for his own good
TICKLE, mechanical armchair with human-like arms, played by a woman
ORLA, young princess, bored with her sheltered life, seeking adventure
COPPELIUS, mature man, inventor, devious
Setting
Workroom of the Coppelius Automaton Shop
in a 19th century German principality
(online reading)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
December 18, 2022
Cast: Jaxson Mackling (Kurt), Deb Cole (Tickle), Maura Stephens (Orla), George Sapio (Coppelius)
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
December 18, 2022
Cast: Jaxson Mackling (Kurt), Deb Cole (Tickle), Maura Stephens (Orla), George Sapio (Coppelius)
Jaxson Mackling (Kurt), Deb Cole (Tickle), Maura Stephens (Orla) and George Sapio (Coppelius)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
March 30, 2022
Cast: David Kubicka (Kurt), Maille-Rose Smith (Orla), Bruce Dalziel (Coppelius)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
March 30, 2022
Cast: David Kubicka (Kurt), Maille-Rose Smith (Orla), Bruce Dalziel (Coppelius)
David Kubicka (Kurt), Maille-Rose Smith (Orla), Bruce Dalziel (Coppelius)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 8, 2022
Cast: Stan Saja (Kurt), Pamela Joy (Orla), Martin Pfefferkorn (Coppelius)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 8, 2022
Cast: Stan Saja (Kurt), Pamela Joy (Orla), Martin Pfefferkorn (Coppelius)
Stan Saja (Kurt), Pamela Joy (Orla) and Martin Pfefferkorn (Coppelius)
(online reading)
Roads Not Taken
Theatre@First
Somerville, Massachusetts
June 19, 2020
Cast: Charlie Stowe (Kurt), Rebecca Greene (Orla), Eric Roberts (Coppelius)
Roads Not Taken
Theatre@First
Somerville, Massachusetts
June 19, 2020
Cast: Charlie Stowe (Kurt), Rebecca Greene (Orla), Eric Roberts (Coppelius)
Charlie Stowe (Kurt), Rebecca Greene (Orla) and Eric Roberts (Coppelius)