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Cleo's Cafe

Short Play, Comedy  /  3w, 2m, 1girl(s)

Carol Lauck

When Cleo wants to buy and manage the cafe where she works and tries to
convince Pierre to be her partner, an excitable chef who flies into
tantrums over lost recipes and gives musical French lessons, Pierre
reluctantly agrees with one condition- Cleo must regain the customers
lost by the former manager.

Cleo's Cafe

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 2m, 1girl(s)
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Theatre for Young Audiences
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Children (Age 6 - 10)

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Summary
Cleo's Cafe fascinates the very young with puppetry and robots while delighting older children and adults with a comical, intelligent plot. When Cleo wants to buy and manage the cafe where she works and tries to convince Pierre to be her partner, an excitable chef who flies into tantrums over lost recipes and gives musical French lessons, Pierre reluctantly agrees with one condition- Cleo must regain the customers lost by the former manager. A puppeteer offers some unusual help and chaos ensues when his robot goes berserk. A zany canary puppet and a bewildered customer add to the hilarity.
History
Cleo's Cafe was first presented by Looking Glass Theatre at Little Lake Theatre in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, on August 6, 1980.
Keywords
Performing Groups
CLEO - a janitor who dreams of owning her own cafe
PIERRE - a French Chef
SIMONE - a neighborhood child; also the voice of the puppet,Fifi
RINALDO - a puppeteer and designer of robots
MAGDA - a robot whose mechanical voice and movements command attention as well as laughter
JUSTINE - a bewildered customer who happens to be a drama critic for a newspaper

The character of Justine may be male.

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Audience Participation/Interactive, No intermission, Physical Comedy, Puppetry
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Vocal DemandsEasy
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Carol Lauck

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