Exit Laughing
By Paul Elliott.
Product Code: E86000
Full-length Play
Comedy
Cast size: 1m., 4w.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Awards: AACT NewPlayFest Winner
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
When the biggest highlight in your life for the past 30 years has been your weekly bridge night out with the "girls," what do you do when one of your foursome inconveniently dies? If you're Connie, Leona and Millie, three southern ladies from Birmingham, you do the most daring thing you've ever done. You "borrow" the ashes from the funeral home for one last card game, and the wildest, most exciting night of your lives involves a police raid, a stripper and a whole new way of looking at all the fun you can have when you're truly living. A winner of the AACTNewPlayFest, Exit Laughing broke all records for a nonmusical in Springfield Little Theatre's 50-year history at its premiere.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code E86000
- Minimum Cast Size 5
- Pages of Dialogue 72
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging One int. set.
Categories
- Target Audience High School | College and Adult | Senior Adults
- Performing Group College Theatre | Community Theatre | Professional Theatre | Dinner Theatre
- Genre Comedy
- ISBN(13) 9781619590205
Customer Reviews
Audience comment: "I don’t know when I have laughed so hard from beginning to end. Absolutely hilarious!"
... We should have ad three more performances because we sold out Sunday's performance for the first time ever. This show is absolutely hilarious.
This show was very well received by our audiences. ... Our audience demographic tilts toward older patrons who really identified with the characters.
A great show for a small stage. Audiences absolutely loved it!
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
We performed without walls using only a front door and drapes.
You will need an urn that the lid will not fall off. I used a stainless steel kitchen canister that I found at a Goodwill Store. I used mod-podge to make it "gaudy" per the script. Also, go to You Tube to if you are going to make your own "tear away" pants for the stripper. I bought snap tape at Hobby Lobby. They worked really well.
Media Reviews
"Hysterically funny!" -News-Leader.comProduction Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Butler Little Theatre | Butler | PA | 05/16/2025 | 05/24/2025 |
| Hawkeye Community Theatre | Fort Dodge | IA | 06/04/2025 | 06/07/2025 |
| Sparta Civic Center | Sparta | MI | 08/01/2025 | 08/02/2025 |
| Willmar Community Theatre, Inc/DBA The Barn Theatre | Willmar | MN | 09/16/2025 | 09/28/2025 |
| STAGECENTER THEATRE | Bryan | TX | 09/25/2025 | 10/11/2025 |
| Buena Vida Players | Wellington | FL | 11/14/2025 | 11/15/2025 |
| Fort Smith Little Theatre | Fort Smith | AR | 11/13/2025 | 11/22/2025 |
| Avon Theatre | Breese | IL | 04/17/2026 | 04/26/2026 |
| High Springs Playhouse | High Springs | FL | 06/05/2026 | 06/28/2026 |
| Fenton Village Players | Fenton | MI | 09/25/2026 | 10/04/2026 |
Gallery
Exit Laughing - Davidson Community Players, Davidson, NC
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