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Rose and Walsh

  • Neil Simon
  • Full Length Play, Comedy, 1980s
  • 2M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573703348

Rose and Walsh follows two great literary figures and the depth and consequence of their enduring love...

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: 1980s
  • Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Strong Language

  • Performance Group:
  • Senior Theatre, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Rose and Walsh follows two great literary figures and the depth and consequence of their enduring love.

At the beautiful beach house on the tip of Long Island, Rose, a celebrated but near penniless author, receives nightly visits from Walsh, the love of her life and a famous writer himself. Now Walsh must go away forever, but not before securing Rose's financial future with an extraordinary proposal that promises to change everything.
REVIEWS:

"Neil Simon has been dancing around the issue of aging for about a decade now, never going toe-to-toe with the real consequence of old age: death. In Rose and Walsh, he finally confronts the afterlife and its effect on loved ones left behind, creating his most rewarding play in years... There's a big audience for a work like this... and Rose and Walsh could well see extended runs anywhere it's staged -- even Broadway."

 Variety

"Simon's old self shines through... it's clear that a sharp wit was behind this play..."

 Talkin' Broadway

"Simon still has a knack for the female mystique... Rose and Walsh could be a definitive Simon production."

 Theatre Mania

Premiere Production: Rose and Walsh received its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in 2003 in Westwood, CA, under the direction of David Esbjornson.

Characters

  • Casting: 2M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Multicultural casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)

ROSE STEINER - She is 64 years old. A Pulitzer-Prize winning playwright.
WALSH MCLAREN - He is in his mid fifties. A famous mystery writer.
ARLENE MOSS - 34, Rose's assistant.
GAVIN CLANCY - Mid-30s. A young, talented writer.

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Rose and Walsh follows two great literary figures and the depth and consequence of their enduring love.

At the beautiful beach house on the tip of Long Island, Rose, a celebrated but near penniless author, receives nightly visits from Walsh, the love of her life and a famous writer himself.

Now Walsh must go away forever, but not before securing Rose's financial future with an extraordinary proposal that promises to change everything.

"Neil Simon has been dancing around the issue of aging for about a decade now, never going toe-to-toe with the real consequence of old age: death. In Rose and Walsh, he finally confronts the afterlife and its effect on loved ones left behind, creating his most rewarding play in years...There's a big audience for a work like this...and Rose and Walsh could well see extended runs anywhere it's staged - even Broadway." - Variety

"Simon's old self shines through...it's clear that a sharp wit was behind this play..." - Talkin' Broadway

Rose and Walsh received its world premiere at the Geffen Playhouse in 2003 in Westwood, CA, under the direction on David Esbjornson.

$24.95

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