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The Island of Dr. Moreau
adapted by Robert Kauzlaric
from the novel by H. G. Wells
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GENRE Drama
LENGTH Full-length, 80-90 minutes
CAST 3 females, 9 males, 1 either (13-20 actors possible: 3-5 females, 9-15 males)
SET Flexible set, able to shift quickly between locations.
NOTES Mild adult language, adult content
Having survived a shipwreck, days adrift at sea, and a "rescue" by brutish sailors, mild-mannered Edward Prendick finds himself on an uncharted island ruled by the disgraced Dr. Moreau. Ruthlessly pursuing what he believes to be God's work, Moreau experiments on living creatures, filling his dystopia with a menagerie of tortured Beast Folk desperate to obey laws they can't comprehend. The addition of Prendick to the island's tumultuous ecosystem results in chaos, violence, and ruin. A meditation on colonialism and the human capacity for destruction.

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"A gripping combination of tension and bombast, Moreau makes for engrossing theater and a shrewd cautionary tale about what happens when science outpaces morality; progress takes priority over principles; and outsiders impose order at the point of gun upon a community they don't understand."
--Barbara Vitello, Daily Herald (Chicago)
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Awards  Winner, Best New Adaptation, Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson Awards (2008)
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Other plays by this author:
  • The Picture of Dorian Gray
  • "The Island of Dr. Moreau" by Robert Kauzlaric. The World Premiere of The Island of Dr. Moreau, Lifeline Theatre, Chicago (2007). Photo: Amy Sobotta.
    The World Premiere of The Island of Dr. Moreau, Lifeline Theatre, Chicago (2007). Photo: Amy Sobotta.
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