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And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
Short Play, Drama / 4m
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays
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Cast Size
4m -
Duration
40 minutes -
Target Audience
Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
Candy Delaney is a successful New Orleans interior decorator and also a drag queen approaching "her" 35th birthday. On the rebound from a seventeen-year relationship, Candy has picked up a rough sailor, Karl, on whom she lavishes money. On the day of the dreaded birthday, Karl walks out and it's left to the two queens who live upstairs, Alvin and Jerry, to comfort Candy.
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays
History
And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens... premiered at the Kennedy Center in a production by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC in April 2004 under the direction of Michael Kahn.
Keywords
- Time Period Contemporary
- Setting A living-room in New Orleans.
- Additional Features No Intermission
- Duration 40 minutes
Media
Licensing & Materials
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