Seduction (2004 play)
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Seduction is a play
by Jack Heifner. It is an all male, gay
adaptation
of La Ronde (or Reigen)
by Arthur Schnitzler
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The encounters closely follow those of Schnitzler's play, with the following sequence:
Play (theatre)
A play is a form of literature written by a playwright, usually consisting of scripted dialogue between characters, intended for theatrical performance rather than just reading. There are rare dramatists, notably George Bernard Shaw, who have had little preference whether their plays were performed...
by Jack Heifner. It is an all male, gay
Gay
Gay is a word that refers to a homosexual person, especially a homosexual male. For homosexual women the specific term is "lesbian"....
adaptation
of La Ronde (or Reigen)
La Ronde (play)
La Ronde is a 1900 play by Arthur Schnitzler. It scrutinizes the sexual morals and class ideology of its day through a series of encounters between pairs of characters . By choosing characters across all levels of society, the play offers social commentary on how sexual contact transgresses...
by Arthur Schnitzler
Arthur Schnitzler
Dr. Arthur Schnitzler was an Austrian author and dramatist.- Biography :Arthur Schnitzler, son of a prominent Hungarian-Jewish laryngologist Johann Schnitzler and Luise Markbreiter , was born in Praterstraße 16, Leopoldstadt, Vienna, in the Austro-Hungarian...
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The encounters closely follow those of Schnitzler's play, with the following sequence:
- The Sex Worker and the Sailor
- The Sailor and the Gardner (the Parlor Maid, originally the third partner in La Ronde, has her day off)
- The Gardner and the Young Gentleman
- The Young Gentleman and the Professor
- The Professor and His Partner
- The Partner and the Dim-Witted Teen
- The Dim-Witted Teen and the Playwright
- The Playwright and the Actor
- The Actor and the Movie Producer
- The Movie Producer and the Sex Worker