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Saving Grace

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 3m

"Consistently fast moving [and] witty." - Baltimore News American

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Christmas/Holiday, Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
A zany tale of a warmhearted girl who mistakes a telephone repairman for a burglar, tries to save him from his life of crime, and ends up having to pretend he’s her husband – dismaying her strait-laced sister’s evangelist fiancé. This play had critics and audiences cheering both at the Maryland and the Chicago premiere productions.

History

Saving Grace was first presented by Jericho Productions, under general manager and producer Joshua F. Cockey, at Limestone Valley Dinner Theatre in Cockeysville, Maryland, on May 25, 1976, . It was directed by Earle Edgerton.

Keywords

GRACE LARKIN - a private secretary
WALTER CHEPPLE - her boss
ALEX DOCKER - a telephone repairman
HARRIET LARKIN - Grace's older sister
GREGOR VANITZKY - a traveling evangelist

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting Grace's apartment in Jackson Heights, Long Island, just across the East River from Manhattan.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

"Consistently fast moving [and] witty." - Baltimore News American

"A light as a feather, smooth as silk comedy with not so much as a smidgeon of smut [...] Delightful." - Jeffersonian

"A light, fun night out to forget your troubles and laugh." - Inside

"Smash hit [...] delightfully lighthearted play, all fun and games, perfect theatre fare." - Downers Grove Reporter

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey (1931-1992) was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 to 1955. In mid-1955, Mr. Sharkey enlisted in the Army, serving at Sandia Base ...

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