A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
The Cemetery Club
Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy / 4w, 1m
Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to
visit their husbands' graves.
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Cast Size
4w, 1m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Subgenre
Romantic Comedy
Details
Summary
Three Jewish widows meet once a month for tea before going to visit their husbands’ graves. Ida is sweet tempered and ready to begin a new life; Lucille is a feisty embodiment of the girl who just wants to have fun; and Doris is priggish and judgmental, particularly when Sam the butcher enters the scene. He meets the widows while visiting his wife’s grave. Doris and Lucille squash the budding romance between Sam and Ida. They are guilt-stricken when this nearly breaks Ida’s heart. The Broadway production starred Eileen Heckart as Lucille. It was made into a film, starring Ellen Burstyn, Dianne Ladd, and Olympia Dukkakis.
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
- Setting Mid-Autumn, the present. The living room of Ida's house and a cemetery in Forest Hills, Queens.
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Additional Features Physical Comedy
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Media
"Funny, sweet tempered, moving." - Boston Globe
"Very touching and humorous. An evening of pure pleasure that will make you glad you went to the theatre." -Washington Journal Newspapers
Licensing & Materials
- Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.
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