The Improbable Fall, Rise, And Fall of John Law: A Play About Money in Eight Acts and a Prologue

Who is John Law? A rogue or a savior? A genius or a gambler? A conman or an innovator? From humble beginnings in Edinburgh, to a sterling reign as France’s Controller General of Finances in the infant years of Louis XV, the epic tale of economist John Law’s rise and fall spans forty years, eight acts, and over one-hundred characters. A bawdy and irreverent comedy about early modern finance, the sensational...
Who is John Law? A rogue or a savior? A genius or a gambler? A conman or an innovator? From humble beginnings in Edinburgh, to a sterling reign as France’s Controller General of Finances in the infant years of Louis XV, the epic tale of economist John Law’s rise and fall spans forty years, eight acts, and over one-hundred characters. A bawdy and irreverent comedy about early modern finance, the sensational story of John Law, the inventor of paper money and the architect of the world’s first stock market boom-and-bust cycle, points to a legacy of financial shenanigans which continue to plague the world to this very day.

Flexible casting (while the play has hundreds of characters, it is assumed doubling will be used).
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The Improbable Fall, Rise, And Fall of John Law: A Play About Money in Eight Acts and a Prologue

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Naked Angels
    ,
    2014

Production History

  • Workshop
    ,
    Dreamscape Theatre (Part I of the play)
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    2016