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The Coim (Awarded play, excerpt)

Author(s): Boyan Kracholov
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Theatre, Dance, Performing Arts, Education, Fine Arts / Performing Arts, Higher Education , Film / Cinema / Cinematography
Published by: Нов български университет
Keywords: River Styx; coin; Ferryman; Writer; Admirer

Summary/Abstract: A young man – The Writer – has passed on and has turned up on the shore of the riverStyx, without having anything to pay with to The Ferryman. The Ferryman agrees to lethim travel the dreams of those, who call for him, who miss him, so he could convincethem to bring him a coin. Wandering between the dreams of The Prostitute (whom hepaid with stories, as he had no money) and The Publisher (who is to publish The Writer’sfirst book) and helping his only friend (The Tramp) to pass on as well, stuck betweenthis world and the one beyond, The Writer is forced to revise his whole life, his attitudetowards money, love and his art, so he could meet his Admirer at the end. But is TheWriter worthy of admiration at all? And what were his relationships – were they notbased entirely on money, or was there anything else?

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 41
  • Page Range: 115-116
  • Page Count: 2
  • Language: Bulgarian