The Love of Three Oranges Act 1, Scene 1 alternate King Silvio and Pantalone scene

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One of the biggest FAQs I get is about the scene in Act 1, Scene 1 between King Silvio and Pantalone and the double entendre speech. Many schools and theatres find that speech to be a bit too racy for their tastes and want to rework it. To that end, I wrote an alternate version that cuts the offending bits out.

It used to be that you had to email either myself or Playscripts to get the alternate version but I’ve decided that’s stupid and to just...