Bad Day at Gopher's Breath, A
- Full Length Play, Melodrama
- 13M, 4F, 1M or F
- ISBN: 9780573620614
After many failures due to ineptitude, the notorious Rawlins gang rides into Gopher's Breath to rob the bank.
Description
- Full Length Play
- Melodrama
- Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
While Rawhide Rawlins dreams of a farm for his ma, Sheriff Crutchwaffle representing all that's rotten in town also has his designs on the loot. He needs money to escape the clutches of Fat Jack Caldwell, the most feared man in the West. The outlaws and the sheriff force each other to alter their plans and the banker's niece enters the plot. Stricken by love, a Rawhide tries desperately to go straight, but his gang carries on and Crutchwaffle manipulates them to his own evil ends.
Predictably, love deals Crutchwaffle a bad draw in the end and Bambi and Rawhide ride happily into the sunset. Riddled with all the traditional cliches of the classic western, Gopher's Breath becomes the setting for hilarious happenings.
Characters
- Casting: 13M, 4F, 1M or F
- Casting Attributes: Room for Extras
- Casting Notes: Casting includes 1 male narrator guitarist and 1 m/f piano player
AMOS CRUTCHWAFFLE - the sheriff of Gopher's Breath and second most feared man in the West
BELLE DURHAM - the saloon proprietress and Amos' companion
RALPH "RAWHIDE" RAWLINS - the notorious gang leader
BAMBI PHINGERDOO - the banker's niece
PANDORA CRUTCHWAFFLE Amos' elder spinster sister and leading temperance advocate
FAT JACK CALDWELL - bounty hunter and most feared man in the West
THE NARRATOR
THE RAWLINS GANG
BAD BRUCE
RINGO
LAREDO
DOC
SLEEPY
DOPEY
AND
BARKEEP
PIANO-PLAYER
BANK TELLER
THE INDIAN, RABBIT EARS
GENERAL CUSTER
COWBOYS
SALOON GIRLS, APRIL, MAY, AND JUNE
TEMPERANCE LADIES
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Bad Day at Gopher's Breath, A Script
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After many failures due to ineptitude, the notorious Rawlins gang rides into Gopher's Breath to rob the bank. While Rawhide Rawlins dreams of a farm for his ma, Sheriff Crutchwaffle representing all that's rotten in town also has his designs on the loot. He needs money to escape the clutches of Fat Jack Caldwell, the most feared man in the West. The outlaws and the sheriff force each other to alter their plans and the banker's niece enters the plot. Stricken by love, a Rawhide tries desperately to go straight, but his gang carries on and Crutchwaffle manipulates them to his own evil ends. Predictably, love deals Crutchwaffle a bad draw in the end and Bambi and Rawhide ride happily into the sunset. Riddled with all the traditional cliches of the classic western, Gopher's Breath becomes the setting for hilarious happenings. |
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