Seductive Ladies' Man Characters in Plays?

[aces25]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 10:09pm

I'm looking for seductive, ladies' mans characters from plays., Any ideas?

[DRSisLove]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 10:14pm

Bernard in Boeing-Boeing comes to mind first.

[Mamie]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 10:19pm

Plays as opposed to musicals? For musicals I immediately thought of Lawrence Jameson in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (although I thought Andree was more seductive).

For plays I'd have to think some more. Maybe Elyot Chase in Private Lives?

[The Distinctive Baritone]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 10:22pm

God, there are so many! Val from Tennessee Williams' "Orpheus Descending" comes to mind. Or if you're trying to go a more comical route, look at Versati from Steve Martin's "The Underpants."

[BigFatBlonde]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 10:26pm

Checkout "Gus" in STRICTLY DISHONORABLE by Preston Sturges

[aces25]

Posted: 10/21/08 at 10:30pm

Yes, looking for something pretty contemporary though

[Schmerg_The_Impaler]

Posted: 10/22/08 at 6:32am

By contemporary, do you mean set in modern times or a new play? There's Wickham in "Pride and Prejudice." The time period isn't 'contemporary,' but the play itself is. At least, the Jon Jory version of the play is pretty new. (And very true to the book.)

[givesmevoice]

Posted: 10/22/08 at 7:22am

I don't think he fits the description well, but I think Steve from August: Osage County should at least be mentioned.

[aces25]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 9:38am

bump

[QuiteSo]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 10:26am

Adolpho from The Drowsy Chaperone...at least, he thinks he is.

[BenKaye]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 10:50am

Dante, from Marie Christine

[tellybox]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 1:56pm

If you're going in the classical sense, check out the plays about Don Juan, namely Moliere's version and The Rogue of Seville by Tirso de Molina.

[Queen of the Night]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 6:46pm

Valmont in "Les liasons dangereuses"

[Jon]

Posted: 10/23/08 at 6:51pm

Queen of the Night beat me to it!