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One of the Good Ones

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 3m

This hilarious new comedy from the co-creator of the Emmy-winning sitcom One Day at a Time revels in the explosive reaction a Latina daughter sets off when she brings her very white-looking boyfriend home to meet the parents.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
When the “perfect” Latina daughter brings her boyfriend home to meet the parents, her family’s biases and preconceptions are put on full display. As tensions run high and hilarity ensues, everyone must navigate the ins and outs of family dynamics and the boundaries of acceptance – all while tackling the age-old question: What does it truly mean to be an American?
History
One Of The Good Ones premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in Los Angeles on March 13, 2024. Directed by Kimberly Senior, the production featured Carlos Gomez, Isabella Gomez, Nico Greetham and Lana Parrilla.
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting Enrique and Ilana’s beautiful home in Pasadena. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Strong Language

Media

“A hell of a lot of fun… genuinely funny, topical and heartfelt.” – Entertainment Weekly

“A second cousin once removed to William Rose’s Guess Who’s Coming to Dinner, Kellett’s genial comedy finds the highly assimilated, upper middle class Gomez family losing their collective sanity when their daughter, Yoli, brings home Marcos, a man who, to her parents’ minds at least, qualifies as an ‘other.’ Humor, revelations, embraces and pinata destruction ensue.” – Broadway World

“Genuinely funny.” – Stage Raw

One of the Good Ones brings the generations into collision for laughs and social enlightenment. The squabbles of a Latine family take center stage in a show that emphasizes cultural difference only to reveal universal patterns and fond similarities.” – L.A. Times

“Witty… gets more pleasurable as it goes along.” – Variety

“A hell of a lot of fun… Kellett writes with her usual blend of humor, cultural specificity and acknowledgment of real-world issues. The approach, showcased by [Norman] Lear on his hit shows like All In the Family, allows audiences to engage with today’s most pressing concerns through laughter… it’s an age-old question of what is lost and what is gained with assimilation, presented with a new, hip vocabulary and heaps of one-liners… One of the Good Ones is the type of writing both theatre and television could use more of – genuinely funny, topical and heartfelt without feeling preachy or overly sentimental.” – Entertainment Weekly

Videos

  • Gloria Calderón Kellett on One of the Good Ones – KCAL youtube thumbnail

    Gloria Calderón Kellett on One of the Good Ones – KCAL

Licensing & Materials

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Authors

Gloria Calderón Kellett

Gloria Calderón Kellett

Gloria Calderón Kellett is an award-winning writer, producer, director, actress and activist.

Most notably, she was an executive producer, co-creator, co-showrunner, director and actress on the Emmy-winning sitcom One Day at a Time, an executive producer, creator and showrunne ...

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