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If Memory Serves

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Jonathan Tolins

"Delicious satire!" - Hollywood Reporter
"A funny, provocative comedy. Big laughs." - L.A. Times

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
During her classic television series, Diane Barrow was America's sweetheart everybody's favorite spunky mom. That was twenty years ago. Now her career is in a slump and her son suddenly remembers some nasty things from his childhood. Or does he? This is a surprising comedy about memory, mothers and our maddening culture of complaint by the author of The Twilight of the Golds.
History

If Memory Serves premiered at the Pasadena Playhouse in September 1998 under the direction of Leonard Foglia.

DIANE BARROW - the star
RUSSELL BURKE - her son
ADAM BURKE - her other son
STAN BURKE - Diane's ex-husband
PAM GOLDMAN - a performance artist, a friend of Russell's
PAUL MICHAEL - Diane's personal assistant
DR. MARGARET THURM - a therapist
MRS. KENNEDY - a maid
TAYLOR MCDONALD - Diane's younger lover
LINDA SIMMONS - a columnist
HELEN MENKEN - Diane's agent

The doubling breakdown for a cast of 4M, 4F is as follows:

DIANE
RUSSELL BURKE / ADAM BURKE
STAN BURKE
PAM GOLDMAN
PAUL MICHAEL
DR. MARGARET THURM / MRS. KENNEDY
TAYLOR MCDONALD
LINDA SIMMONS / HELEN MENKEN

  • Time Period 1990s
  • Setting New York and Los Angeles, 1995
  • Duration More than 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS

"Delicious satire!" - Hollywood Reporter

"A funny, provocative comedy. Big laughs." - L.A. Times

"Delightful." - Variety

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  • Minimum Fee: $120 per performance

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