Complete script for The Ghoul Next Door: A Musical Roman Comedy (Plautus’ Mostellaria)

John H. Starks, Jr., Binghamton University SUNY, spring 2012

Entire Script as PDF

Scene 1 – Grumio, Tranio (Unaccompanied)

Scene 2 – Philolaches (Song)

Scene 3 – Philematium, Scapha, Philolaches (slave attendants) (Unaccompanied + Accompanied + Songs)

Scene 4 – Callidamates, Delphium, Philolaches, Philematium (slave attendants) (Song)

Scene 5 – Tranio, Philolaches, Callidamates, Delphium, Philematium, Sphaerio (slave attendants) (Accompanied + Unaccompanied)

Scene 6 – Theopropides, Tranio (Unaccompanied)

Scene 7 – Misargyrides, Tranio, Theopropides (Unaccompanied)

Scene 8 – Simo, Tranio, Theopropides (Songs + Unaccompanied + Accompanied)

Scene 9&10 – Phaniscus, Pinacium (Song)

Scene 11 – Tranio, Theopropides (Phaniscus, Pinacium silent) (Accompanied)

Scene 12 – Phaniscus, Pinacium, Theopropides (Accompanied)

Scene 13 – Theopropides, Simo (Unaccompanied)

Scene 14 – Tranio, Theopropides (Slave attendants) (Accompanied)

Scene 15 – Callidamates, Tranio, Theopropides (Accompanied)