'Bouncing Back' follows a group of women returners to the game of Netball, the trials and tribulations of their training sessions, group bonding, getting sponsorship, tough coaching, and the stress of organising 'me time'. Will the team get fitter? Will they ever win a game? Will the coach ever find true love? And why do they all worship someone called Tracey?
Harry is a zealous traffic warden, whose eccentric hobbies of collecting stuffed birds and folk dancing cause great friction between him and his wife. Bad-tempered Gran''s constant criticism of Harry does not improve matters. Also Harry''s daughter, Ruby, is engaged to weedy Gerald who finds he has an allergy to the birds. However, Harry''s hobby seemingly pays off when he returns home with an owl which is stuffed with hundreds of pounds.But when Inspector Travis of the C.I.D. arrives, Harry discovers he has been freely spending stolen money...|3 women, 3 men
Premiering in 1975 and the hit of the 1997 Broadway season in a production that originated at City Center's Encore! series, Chicago won six Tony Awards including Best Revival and later the Academy Award as Best Picture of the Year. In roaring twenties Chicago, chorine Roxie Hart murders a faithless lover and convinces her hapless husband Amos to take the rap...until he finds out he's been duped and turns on Roxie. Convicted and sent to death row, Roxie and another "Merry Murderess" Velma
The first of a three-play cycle exploring the U.S./Mexico drug wars. The first play is inspired by the "Bravest Woman in Mexico " follows a twenty-two year old woman who volunteers to replace a beheaded police chief when nobody else would accept the position; which sets a chain of reactions in her husband the Narcos and perhaps the entire country of Mexico.
When an aimless former rock musician finds himself broke with nowhere to go, he's forced to move in with his son in his cramped New York City apartment. As they try to forge a new existence together, an unusual money-making scheme further complicates their lives and loves. A dramedy about the people we choose to let in, and the parts of ourselves we refuse to live with.
This collection of nine monologue plays by Don Nigro introduces us to a lost pregnant cat trying to survive in the woods an old woman left at the altar who saves her moldy wedding cake and vows revenge the private sorrows of the Bogey Man a girl on a remote Himalayan mountain being stalked by a terrifying monster a cynical science teacher forced by his school board to teach Creationism the wife of a hydraulic fracking shill who realizes too late that her husband has sold his soul to murder
This collection of 9 monologue plays five for women and four for men takes us on a journey back and forth in time from as long ago as 1392 (Gringonneur in which a painter is slowly driven mad by an enchanted deck of tarot cards) through 1903 (Portal in which the landscape architect who designed Central Park reveals a conspiracy to conceal the gateway to a vast hidden labyrinth and another dimension lurking under Manhattan island) to 1940 (Mermaid in which Inspector John Ruffing returns no
Collection / Anthology, Comedy / 3 males, 3 females (up to 40 total); flexible casting.
The play revolves around an ad hoc meeting of a North Georgia women's social club called "The Glitter Girls," convened by its richest member - one Trudy Tromaine - who is supposedly at death's door and wishing to bequeath some of her millions to one lucky "Sister of the Gleam and Sparkle." The hitch is that it's the members themselves who must decide to whom to award the small fortune (with hopes that the Glitter Girl they select will see it in her heart to share the money with the rest of her "sisters"). The play can be economically described as Steel Magnolias meets Survivor, with a big dose of quirky Mark Dunn humor thrown in for good measure.
Former deep sea divas, Coral and Oceana, didn't exactly have the "happily ever after" storybook lives that the two erstwhile mermaids dreamed of when they rescued their handsome young sailors and swam ashore thirty years ago. Talk about unhappy endings! Coral's sailor, Fernando, took off with her treasure and returned home to his wife and four kids in Venezuela! Oceana's dreamboat, Hans, hit the road with her treasure to live happily ever after with his boyfriend, Juergen, in Norway! When C
"Mary Wallace and Athena are brave, and seventeen, and fencers, and training for the Junior Olympics. They practice together, they compete against each other, and they spend their lives together. They wish they were friends"--Page [4] of cover.
It's 1958 and Johnny, the owner of Johnny Manhattan's has invited his closest friends to a private party for a surprise announcement. Unexpected surprises abound as relationships clash and secrets are revealed.With book and lyrics by ROBERT LORICK ("The Tap Dance Kid") and music by DAN GOGGIN ("The Nunsense Musicals") this all new musical will draw you into the lives of these entertaining characters making you laugh while tugging at your heartstrings. Featuring a wonderful original score, you will find it hard to resist the lure of spending a night at Johnny Manhattan's.
Two of Us flashes between Honolulu and New York City, shining a spotlight on the lives of He and She and the social and domestic pressures leading to the destructive act of He assassinating John Lennon in December 1980. A showdown between the real and the fantastic through a haunting cast of characters, Two of Us is a mind-bending parable of contemporary relevance speaking to gender expectations, celebrity culture, and gun violence.
"Annie and Paul were engaged many years ago and now reside at the same Retirement Community, Seaside Heights Manor. Annie is intrigued by the arrival of Italian actor Roberto. The senior romance is impeded by news of the retirement home being sold"--Page [4] of cover.
What happens when six Hurricane Katrina survivors retrace their footsteps at the Mother-in-Law Lounge? Experience heartbreak, humanity, and yes, comedy through the journeys of these real-life New Orleanians, forever steeped in this life-changing, unparalleled misadventure.
In this timely political farce, presidential candidate Raymond Bream comes back to his hometown of Port Pilchard to make a major announcement that will likely win him the election. Meanwhile the incumbent, President Weever, has sent a couple of henchmen to town to prevent Bream from making his speech-by any means necessary. The showdown takes place on the stage of the local community center where an amateur theatre troupe is about to open their latest production, The Vicar's Knickers. As the world of politics encounters its natural cousin-the world of farce-everyone is forced to don disguises and take on numerous roles, and suddenly no one is who they appear to be. Will Bream get to the podium to make his speech, or will the president's hatchet men win the day? -- Publisher website.
From surviving hilarious first dates, to her intimate conquests, this widow navigates her way through it all with humor and perseverance. Featuring a brilliant cast of best friends, a dead husband, and a myriad of potential suitors - Curvy learns the hard way what it means to start life over in the modern age.
From the nationally recognized Educational Theatre Association's Thespian Playworks competition come four short scripts - all created by high school-aged playwrights! Included in this volume are:Flopsie by Nick KrentelPigeon! by Garrett M. RyanTalking to Your Child About Death by Bella YagudaWaylen by Kayla Temshiv
Retired burlesque queen Beatrice Shelton desperately needs a vacation - and NOT another trip up to Helen, Georgia to see that "precious little German village for the umpteenth time." A Sassy Seniors Cruise through the Caribbean may be just the ticket if she can just convince her best friend, Eaddy Mae Clayton, to stop praying and go with her. Unfortunately, things have not been very pleasant at Magnolia Place Assisted Living since Nurse Pat Jones began working there. The newest resident, Imogene Fletcher, is suddenly losing her memory. Maude Jenkins is obsessed with her favorite soap opera and planning her own funeral. Sam Smith, retired Elvis impersonator, keeps trying to bed every woman in the building. A mystery unfolds with laughter as the gals try to outsmart the evil Nurse Pat Jones and figure out why so many residents have been moved to "the dark side," what exactly IS that mysterious pill, and what happened to Doctor Head? Hilarity ensues as Imogene goes undercover and Maude enters the Miss Magnolia Senior Citizen Pageant to throw Pat off their trail. If they can solve the mystery, they may make it to the cruise ship after all.
Not long ago, Paul had a girlfriend, a cat, and few complaints. Now? Well, at least he's got his health. In between shifts at their security guard posts, Paul's work buddies try to cheer him up. But you know what they say about the best intentions... In this quirky comedy, Paul's friends' awkward (and hilarious) attempts to console him prove that some comforts only come on four legs.
An adventure through Orange County told from the point of view of a young woman on the autism spectrum.
A revisionist comedy in verse and prose featuring Imogen, a character who only appears in the first folio of William Shakespeare's Much Adoe About Nothing, speaks no lines, and is probably a typo. A feminist hijacking of Shakespeare that investigates the voices that have been absented from our canon, and the consequences of cutting them. -- Publisher's website.
"The Arsonists is a lyrical Southern Gothic tale inspired by Electra about a father-daughter arson team who escapes to the Florida Everglades. It's a provocative journey from grief to redemption that delves into the primal bond between parent and child, and explores if that bond can ever truly be broken" -- Page [4] of cover.
A wine-tasting road trip to salute the final days of bachelorhood careens woefully sideways as two friends hit the gas en route to mid-life crises. The comically mismatched pair, who share little more than their history and a heady blend of failed potential and fading youth, soon find themselves drowning in wine and women. Emerging from a haze of Pinot Noir, wistful yearnings, and trepidation about the future, the two inevitably collide with reality.
This collection includes:A Girl's Gotta Do, etc. by Julia Izumi - Three teenage girlfriends come together for a planning session to cope with a boyfriend's seeming betrayal. A Last Night on Earth by Hannah Doran - A grieving mother visits her daughter's killer in prison on the eve of her execution. A Short Man and the Eyeballs by Yi Hsuan Tseng - A reflection on what it means to see and be seen, told by one man and four eyeballs.Everything You'll Miss in Minutes by Lauren Wimmer - A brother and sister bring their father's ashes to be scattered on his favorite mountain. Reverse/Loop/Repeat by Steph Del Rosso - Time moves freely as a man and a woman rehash (and prehash) their romantic history.Ron Don Jon Juan by Anna Fox - After being told she is going to die, a hospitalized woman recalls stories of her four previous husbands.Sink. Row. Nice! by Marvin González De León - Three swimmers from three different countries - America, Russia, and El Salvador - battle it out for the gold.Sway by Kristen Field - The host of a radio show and an up-and-coming actress face off on the air.
A young and successful urban couple becomes convinced that their lifestyle is coming to an end. They become "preppers," hoarding supplies and learning to hunt. But their obsession takes its toll, and they are both forced to imagine the apocalypse without the love of their life. A romantic comedy about the end of days.
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