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Pretty Theft

  • Adam Szymkowicz
  • Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
  • 3M, 4F
  • ISBN: 9780573697210

"Szymkowicz has not only taken the notion of theft and flipped it on its head -- he's taken a story about human beings at their worst and shown how we can claw our way back from the brink by finding the good within ourselves."

The Villager

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Dramatic Comedy
  • 90 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Alcohol, Strong Language, Intense Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Pretty Theft is a play about ballerinas, boxes and the dangers of beauty. After losing her father, Allegra falls under the wing of bad girl Suzy, only to find an unexpected friendship with Joe, an autistic savant. When things take a violent turn, Allegra and Suzy escape cross country and befriend Marco, a mysterious thief who claims he cannot be caught.
REVIEWS:

"Disturbing but touching... Mr. Szymkowicz writes quirky plays about contemporary topics like online dating and gender roles, but there always seems to be something -- a knife, a rope, a dead body -- in an unexpected place. In Pretty Theft, the undercurrent of danger goes beyond quirkiness; it's more subtle and ultimately more horrifying. The play takes place in a terrifying world where reckless people get hurt, and so do more of less innocent bystanders."

 The New York Times

"Szymkowicz has not only taken the notion of theft and flipped it on its head -- he's taken a story about human beings at their worst and shown how we can claw our way back from the brink by  finding the good within ourselves."

The Villager

"Adam Szymkowicz has written a play full of interesting people... The dialogue and humor in this play are excellent... It runs a lean, intermission-less 90 minutes and is very satisfying... This would be good theater for young women not only to see but also to perform."

 NYTheatre.com

Premiere Production: Pretty Theft was produced by Flux Theatre Ensemble at the Access Theatre in New York City, opening on April 24, 2009.

Characters

  • Casting: 3M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast, Flexible casting, Room for Extras, Features Teens, Expandable casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Color blind casting

ALLEGRA – 18
SUZY – 18
JOE – 20s to 30s
MARCO/ALLEGRA'S FATHER – 30s to 40s
BALLERINA 2/ALLEGRA'S MOTHER/SUPERVISOR/PATIENT/ CUSTOMER 2 & 4 – 30s to 50s
BALLERINA 1/PSYCHIATRIST/PATIENT/WAITRESS/ CUSTOMER 1 & 3 – 30s to 40s
BOBBY/INTERN/JOE'S FATHER – 20s

NOTE: More Ballerinas are nice but not necessary.

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Pretty Theft is a play about ballerinas, boxes and the dangers of beauty. After losing her father, Allegra falls under the wing of bad girl Suzy, only to find an unexpected friendship with Joe, an autistic savant. When things take a violent turn, Allegra and Suzy escape cross country and befriend Marco, a mysterious thief who claims he cannot be caught.

$24.95

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