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The Ruling Class
By Peter Barnes - Stage play
Roles
- Jack Gurney - Young Adult (20-35), Adult (36-50), Male
About this piece
Jack Gurney's schizophrenic stream of consciousness
Summary
Jack Gurney is a paranoid/schizophrenic British nobleman. His father, the Earl of Gurney, dies and Jack Gurney inherits his fortune as well as becoming the new Earl of Gurney even if he has been committed to a mental institution. His main fixation is that he actually thinks he is Jesus Christ... In this monologue Jack Gurney gives us a sample of what's going on in his schizophrenic mind in a psychotic stream of consciousness.
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