A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
California Suite
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3w, 2m
A humorous confection divided into four parts: Visitor from New York, Visitor from Philadelphia, Visitors from London,and Visitors from Chicago.
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Cast Size
3w, 2m -
Suggested Use
- Monologues
- Scene Work
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Target Audience
Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14-18)
Details
Summary
A humorous confection divided into four parts:
In Visitor from New York, Hannah, a magazine writer, is joined by her ex-husband, the question being with whom should their daughter spend the next six months? The banter flies fast and furious, but Hannah's well-wrought artifice crumbles as her fears take hold.
The Visitor from Philadelphia is a wife who arrives at the suite, catching her husband "en flagrante delicto" with a drunken hooker.
Visitors from London Academy Award nominee Diana returns from the ceremony empty-handed to her husband, Sidney, whose homosexuality will be no comfort tonight.
The Visitors from Chicago are two couples ending a disastrous vacation they should not have shared.
Neil Simon at his most humane, compassionate best.
History
Cast Attributes
Keywords
- Time Period 1970s
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes, Period Costumes
- Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
Media
"The middle aged visitors had last night's middle aged audience laughing heartily." - New York Daily News
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.
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