Life Is Only 7 Points
- One Act, Drama, Contemporary
- 2M, 1F
- ISBN: L53
Every Sunday, 38-year-old Jerry has dinner with his parents, playing Scrabble with his lively mother as his aging father declines into senility.
Description
- One Act
- Drama
- 30 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, College Theatre / Student, High School/Secondary
As the game goes on -- in a sometimes funny, suddenly painful, and very moving encounter -- Jerry forces her to help him face some deeply hidden and tragic truths about his relationship with his father. Poignant and affecting, this is a crisply written, witty mix of comedy and tragedy in the finest tradition of the theatre.
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 1F
- Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
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Every Sunday, 38-year-old Jerry has dinner with his parents, playing Scrabble with his lively mother as his aging father declines into senility. This night, the game triggers memories and, as his mother wins and becomes increasingly cheerful, Jerry finds himself depressed by his failed marriage and his inability to elicit honest answers from his mother. As the game goes onein a sometimes funny, suddenly painful, and very moving encountereJerry forces her to help him face some deeply hidden and tragic truths about his relationship with his father. Poignant and affecting, this is a crisply written, witty mix of comedy and tragedy in the finest tradition of the theatre. One int. set. |
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