Rivals
- Short Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 2M, 1F
- ISBN: 9780573628689
Published in Here, There, and Everywhere.
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Description
- Short Play
- Comedy
- 30 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Originally commissioned by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey, this play premiered in an actual bank. A down on his luck inventor has been turned down for a loan all over town. His last resort is an ex-rival from long ago who is now a hotshot bank executive. The banker is merciless until the inventor gets the upper hand, once and for all.
Published in Here, There, and Everywhere.
Published in Here, There, and Everywhere.
Premiere Production:
Rivals was originally commissioned by Playwrights Theatre of New Jersey and performed in a bank loan office on December 31, 1995 as part of Morristown, New Jersey's First Night Celebration. The play was directed by Brian Platt.
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 1F
- Casting Attributes: Ensemble cast
GEORGE - an applicant
ANITA - Jack's secretary
