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Rose's Dilemma

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

In her beach house in the Hamptons, celebrated writer Rose Stern stands at a crossroads: she hasn't written anything in years and money is getting short. Her former lover, literary lion Walsh McLaren, offers her-from beyond the grave-an opportunity to regain her celebrity and gross millions.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult
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Summary
In her beach house in the Hamptons, celebrated writer Rose Stern stands at a crossroads: she hasn't written anything in years and money is getting short. Her former lover, literary lion Walsh McLaren, offers her-from beyond the grave-an opportunity to regain her celebrity and gross millions. It's not going to be easy and a "ghost" writer is required setting in motion another touching and unpredictable romantic theatrical by America's premier Pulitzer Prize-winning comic playwright.
History

Rose's Dilemma premiered at Manhattan Theatre Club in November 2003 under the direction of Lynn Meadow.

ROSE - a struggling writer
ARLENE - Rose's daughter and her assistant
WALSH - Rose's former lover, a ghost
CLANCY - an aspiring young novelist
  • Time Period Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Rose's beach house
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)

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"Mr. Simon is still producing a brand of comedy that takes the sting out of mortal fears." - The New York Times

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    Rose's Dilemma Trailer - English Theatre of Hamburg

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Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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