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Nothing Immediate

Short Play, Drama  /  2w

Suspense builds when two women are thrown together in a motel in Iowa. Sandra, a young Jew from New York, is there to be near her dying father. Edna, the proprietress, is a fanatically religious right winger of pioneer stock. Her motel is failing and her only relative is a Viet Nam casualty. Grudgin…

Nothing Immediate

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

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Summary
Suspense builds when two women are thrown together in a motel in Iowa. Sandra, a young Jew from New York, is there to be near her dying father. Edna, the proprietress, is a fanatically religious right winger of pioneer stock. Her motel is failing and her only relative is a Viet Nam casualty. Grudgingly, Edna registers Sandra and gradually reveals her deep hostility towards her and the world she represents. An uncanny tension mounts as Edna blames Sandra for her misfortunes and the play sweeps forward to its menacing conclusion. In Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 4th Series.

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Shirley Lauro

Guggenheim Fellow Shirley Lauro's best-known work is A Piece of my Heart. With over 2,000 productions, it was named "among our top-produced plays worldwide" for the second consecutive year, including dramas and musicals (Nate Collins, President, Samuel French Play Publishers, ...

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