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What's a Girl to Do?!

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Jim Hansen

Jill has just found out she is pregnant by her boring boyfriend Jack. Mary advises her to marry the twit, but she is not so sure. Jill decides to keep the baby but turns down Jack when he finally proposes.

What's a Girl to Do?!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

Details

Summary

Jill has just found out she is pregnant by her boring boyfriend Jack. Mary advises her to marry the twit, but she is not so sure. When Jill tells Mary she is not going to have an abortion, Jack realizes what is upsetting Jill and, in his awkward, nerdy way, he proposes. Jill turns him down, denies she is pregnant, and tells him to get lost. Heartbroken and embarrassed, Jack leaves Jill with no one to talk to but her unborn child.

Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 13th Series.

History
What's a Girl to Do?! was first presented by the Thirteenth Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival at the Samuel Beckett Theatre in New York City on June 25, 1988. It was directed by Jim Hansen and Kathy Najimy.
JILL - late 20s, not really pretty nor overly attractive, but she's done a lot with what she's got
MARY - early 30s, always tastefully coifed and manicured
JACK - 30ish, featureless and bland but a nice guy
  • Setting A studio apartment in a large city.

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Authors

Author

Jim Hansen

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