The Count Of Monte Cristo: A Play

by Alexandre Dumas, Christopher M Walsh

Overview

Framed by a conspiracy and torn from the woman he loves, Edmond Dantes is wrongly imprisoned for fourteen years. Escaping captivity, he enter the upper reaches of Parisian society, insinuating himself into the lives of his three tormentors as, one by one, he seeks to use their own secrets to destroy them in the guise of his new identity: the Count of Monte Cristo. A dark tale of intrigue and vengeance by the master storyteller, Alexandre Dumas.

This play by award-winning playwright Christopher M Walsh (Miss Holmes, A Tale Of Two Cities) captures the epic scope of revenge and tragedy like no other adaptation before.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780692356807
Publisher:	Sordelet Ink
Publication date:	12/23/2014
Pages:	180
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.38(d)
Age Range:	13 - 17 Years

About the Author

Christopher M. Walsh is a writer and actor whose work has been produced in the U.S. and Canada. In 2014 he was nominated for a Non-Equity Joseph Jefferson (Jeff) Award for his adaptation of Charles Dickens' A Tale of Two Cities. Other adaptations include The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas, The City & The City by China Miéville, and Soon I Will Be Invincible by Austin Grossman. Christopher is also a two-time finalist in the Deathscribe Festival of Horror Radio Plays, produced by Chicago's WildClaw Theatre, with his original short plays Comparing Notes at the End of the World and Fracture Zone.

As an actor, Christopher has performed with a number of companies in and around the Chicago area. He is a proud member of the artistic ensemble at Lifeline Theatre, based in Chicago's Rogers Park neighborhood. Lifeline specializes in stage adaptations of literary works.

Originally from Muskegon, MI, he moved to Chicago in 1994 to study acting at Columbia College. He lives in Chicago with his wife and two cats. Follow his adventures online at christophermwalsh.com.