Finishing School
By Elaine Liner.
Product Code: FF9000
Full-length Play
Comedy
Cast size: 2m., 2w., 1 either gender.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Awards: AACT NewPlayFest Winner
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American Association of Community Theatre AACT NewPlayFest Winning Plays: Volume 3 (2018)
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This comedy about life’s second act finds older gents Al and Wizzer meeting on a park bench every morning to read and mock newspaper obits. Their daily rituals—shooting the bull about sports, women loved and lost and the many annoyances of aging—are suddenly shaken up by the appearance of a friendly young woman and her flirty mom. Wizzer pep-talks lonely widower Al to convince him to break out of his self-imposed “quantum of solace” and maybe find love again, while also dealing with his own fear of ending up in the memory care unit at their assisted living facility. Punctuated with true-to-life moments familiar to anyone with an aging parent or spouse, the play takes an upbeat attitude toward life after 60, 70 and beyond.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Digital script available upon request.
Details
- Status Out of stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code FF9000
- Minimum Cast Size 5
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging One ext. setting.
Categories
- Target Audience College and Adult | Senior Adults
- Performing Group College Theatre | Community Theatre | Senior Theatre
- Genre Comedy
Customer Reviews
Synopsis
This comedy about life’s second act finds older gents Al and Wizzer meeting on a park bench every morning to read and mock newspaper obits. Their daily rituals—shooting the bull about sports, women loved and lost and the many annoyances of aging—are suddenly shaken up by the appearance of a friendly young woman and her flirty mom. Wizzer pep-talks lonely widower Al to convince him to break out of his self-imposed “quantum of solace” and maybe find love again, while also dealing with his own fear of ending up in the memory care unit at their assisted living facility. Punctuated with true-to-life moments familiar to anyone with an aging parent or spouse, the play takes an upbeat attitude toward life after 60, 70 and beyond.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Digital script available upon request.
Details
- Status Out of stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code FF9000
- Minimum Cast Size 5
- Min. Royalty Rate $90.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 90 min
- Staging One ext. setting.
Categories
- Target Audience College and Adult | Senior Adults
- Performing Group College Theatre | Community Theatre | Senior Theatre
- Genre Comedy
Customer Reviews
What a fun show! Our audiences thoroughly enjoyed the witty dialogue. We are a minimalist troupe and Finishing School was perfect since staging was so easy. Since the play is contemporary, costumes were easy. We were able to borrow an electric wheelchair so props were covered!
Marilyn Steiner, Garret Players, Lancaster, Ohio