Probably the most-loved play in all the world's theatre—now available in a one-act version which retains all the charm and heartbreak of the original by Edmund Rostand.

Long-nosed Cyrano has a sharp sword and a barbed wit; and beneath it all is a tender heart which yearns for Roxane. But she loves Christian. Cyrano's love is so strong that he tries to help Christian win her. These characters bring laughter to audiences of all ages...and then tears as Cyrano dies in Roxane's arms.

This adaptation reduces the five acts to one and utilizes a simple set which will accommodate all the needed scenes. Ideal for assembly programs, classroom demonstrations, contests and festivals, nights of one-acts, and student directing and acting projects, this adaptation can be staged in any open space—a room, a platform, a lawn, as well as a stage.

Set in Paris in the 17th Century. Period costumes. A Director's Script (prompt book) is available from the publisher. It contains drawings of costumes and set, details on all technical aspects of staging, discussion of characterization, plot, and theme. It also suggests the complete blocking and full stage directions for all movement and business.

"I am a student who very much enjoyed playing the parts of Roxane and Gammer Gurton in Cyrano de Bergerac and Gammer Gurton's Needle. I like 'Stage Magic' plays."—Pasco, Washington "Because of the success that we had with your one act version of Cyrano last year, we would like to try another one of your plays."—Pittsburgh, Pa.

Other Clark adaptations: As You Like It, The Barber of Seville, Cain: a Mystery, Doctor in Spite of Himself, Gondoliers, Importance of Being Earnest, Macbeth, Marriage of Figaro, The Pot Boiler, School for Husbands, She Stoops to Conquer