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Marlon Brando Sat Right Here

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 11m

Louis LaRusso II

This fun comedy full of colorful characters fearures a failed singer as he attempts to win back the love of his life in 1950's Hoboken.

Marlon Brando Sat Right Here

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 11m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
It is 1955 at Gracie's restaurant in Hoboken which is frequented by Italian American longshoremen. The year before Marlon Brando came to Hoboken to shoot "On the Waterfront" but that glamorous time is gone forever. The regulars at Gracie's are adrift with failed hopes. The story revolves around Beep ity Beep, a sour, failed singer who wants to reclaim Gracie's affections. He loved and lost her eighteen years before. Their relationship is complicated by a double murder and a secret Gracie has kept all these years. Excellent character roles for the entire cast as all are colorful types.
History
Boltax Theatre in NYC. Directed by Mr. Sorvino
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Performing Groups

GRACE - Nearing 40; attractive; bleached blonde; tough front.
RICHIE - Almost 18; a highschool senior; dark haired with gentle manners.
TRUCKY - Mid-50s; the union delegate; fancy dresser; light haired Italian.
LARRY - Trucky's son; late teens; tall and good looking; reserved.
BEEP-ITY-BEEP - 40 years old; a longshoreman; getting gray. A man without dreams.
NICK THE CRIPPLE - 40; a police detective with a severe limp.
FAT THE MISER - Almost 60; big, fat, tough guy.
MAMMA POLLYNOSE - Early 50s; very outspoken and full of life.
E.B. - The local hobo; afflicted with a terrible illness.
SIBBY - Hairdresser from around the corner; thin elflike man of Italia descent.
NUNZIE CLARK GABLE - A fruit peddler; large man in his early 30s.
GOMP - 35; tall, heavy-set sinister man; a bookie.
SONNY SWAG - 25; a well-liked thief and longshoreman.

  • Time Period 1950s
  • Setting Spring of 1955 in Hoboken, NJ.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes

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  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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Louis LaRusso II

Louis LaRusso II
Louis LaRusso II, (1936-2003) a native of Hoboken, wrote scores of plays. About two dozen of them chronicled working-class life in his hometown, starting with Beginnings, which recalled his grandparents' arrival at the house that became his own home. Among his work was Lam ...
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