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The New Girl

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w

Vaughn Mcbride

"Illuminating, sensitively wrought play...achieves the very considerable feat of making us feel the tragic implications of a serious theme by letting it serve as the basis for a free wheeling comedy." - Louisville Courier Journal

The New Girl

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Senior

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Summary
Clarissa and Flo live in an Idaho nursing home. Clarissa is practically bed ridden and Flo, the "new girl," is in a wheelchair. She enters Clarissa's room to get acquainted and a marvelous relationship quickly develops. In a surprise twist, it turns out that these old ladies take turns being "the new girl" - and it's Flo's turn! This affecting and wonderfully humorous play about growing old was a hit at the Great American Play Festival at Actors Theatre of Louisville.
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"Illuminating, sensitively wrought play...achieves the very considerable feat of making us feel the tragic implications of a serious theme by letting it serve as the basis for a free wheeling comedy." - Louisville Courier Journal

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Vaughn Mcbride

Vaughn Mcbride
Vaughn McBride was a longtime Actors Theatre of Louisville resident acting company member. He was also a playwright, teacher, and director becoming an important presence in Louisville for more than 20 years. While in Louisville, Vaughn co-founded the Walden Theatre’s Young Pl ...
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