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Full-Length Play, Comedy / 7w, 3m
Perfect for any performing group, this is the hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script.
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Cast Size
7w, 3m -
Duration
90 minutes -
Subgenre
Not Applicable -
Suggested Use
- Cutting Approved for Competition
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Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Perfect for any performing group, this is the hilarious story of a theatre group trying desperately to put on a play in spite of maddening interference from a haughty author who keeps revising the script. Act I is a rehearsal of the dreadful show, Act II is the near disastrous dress rehearsal, and the final act is the actual performance, in which anything that can go wrong, does. When the author decides to give a speech on the state of the modern theatre during the curtain calls, the audience is treated to a madcap climax and a thoroughly hilarious romp. Even the sound effects reap their share of laughter.
Keywords
- Time Period Present Day, Victorian (British and American)
- Setting The Stage of a Community Theatre.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
- Additional Features Physical Comedy
- Duration 90 minutes
- Cautions
- Alcohol
- Gun Shots
Music
- Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
Authors
Rick Abbot
Rick Abbot is one of several pen names for prolific playwright Jack Sharkey (1931-1992). Mr. Sharkey was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 to ...
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