Bobs Point - Gynt

“Gynt” is a story of true love, lust, monsters and messengers from the hereafter. The play begins in the Norway of 1895 and Act II starts in 1915 Arabia.

Our hero is Peer Gynt who, according to his mother Aase, is a lazy good-for-nothing storyteller and liar. He is also a bit of a ruffian, a carouser and a dreamer. His true love is Solveig but he definitely has lust in his heart for Ingrid, the Woman in Green and the slave girl Anitra.

Are the monsters that Peer encounters real or merely figments of his overactive imagination? There are mountain trolls, long-dead mummies and a deadly mist called the Boyg.

The Strange Passenger and the Candle Maker both have plans for Peer once he has passed on but, before he does, we finally get the answer to the philosophical question, “What does it mean to be happy with yourself?”

“Gynt” is based on characters created by Henrik Ibsen for his classic five-act play “Peer Gynt.” This adaptation is a fast-paced two acts and can be performed with a minimal set and an ensemble cast as small as fifteen.

If you are interested in staging a production of the play please contact the author at the email address:

Bob@BobsPoint.com

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Public Performances

Professional Presentations

Gynt is available for professional theatrical productions under standard Dramatists Guild contracts.

Schools and Non-Profits

Gynt is also available for non-professional theatrical productions, by schools and other non-profit organizations at reduced royalty rates.

Drama Students

If you are participating in a theatrical based class (as a student actor, director, playwright, etc.) then you have the author’s permission to use any part of Gynt for presentation within the class.

Drama teachers are also permitted to use any part of Gynt as a demonstration of theatrical techniques within their class.

In either case the author would love to hear how Gynt is being used and the outcome of that presentation.