
PANDORA'S BOX
CHARACTERS
ACT I
ACT II
ACT III
TRANSCRIBER'S NOTE
The opening drifts into a dimly lit hall where a shattered picture and missing furniture hint at a recent upheaval. Countess Geschwitz, rigid in black, watches the restless Rodrigo, a former acrobat turned servant, as they debate a woman whose reputation teeters between scandal and salvation. Alva Schön, a writer plagued by doubt, paces the doorway, her thoughts turning to a prisoner‑turned star of a new drama.
Amid whispered arguments about health, art, and the burden of public expectation, the characters spin a web of jealousy, ambition, and fragile alliances. Their tangled motivations promise a clash between personal desire and societal pressure, all set against the looming presence of an enigmatic “Pandora’s Box” that seems to hold both promise and doom. Listeners are invited to follow the conspiratorial chatter into a world where every revelation may tip the balance toward tragedy.
Language
en
Duration
~1 hours (108K characters)
Publisher of text edition
Project Gutenberg
Credits
Produced by Michael Roe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.)
Release date
Aug 13, 2010
Rights
Public domain in the USA.

1864–1918
A bold, provocative voice in modern drama, this German playwright attacked middle-class hypocrisy and pushed the stage toward expressionism and later experimental theater. Best known for the Lulu plays and Spring Awakening, he wrote with wit, shock, and a fierce sense of freedom.
View all books
by Frank Wedekind

by Frank Wedekind

by Frank Wedekind

by Frank Wedekind

by Frank Wedekind

by Frank Wedekind

by Royall Tyler

by Dion Boucicault