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The Palooka

10 Minute Play, Drama  /  3m

Tennessee Williams

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays

The Palooka

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary

While waiting for their turns in the ring, an old boxer reminisces with a young boxer about his glory days. The young boxer asks the "palooka" about the boxer Galveston Joe, but it's not until the older boxer is on his way to fight that he realizes that he is Galveston Joe.

Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays

History

The Palooka premiered at the Hartford Stage Company in Hartford, CT in October 2003 under the direction of Michael Wilson.

Keywords
Performing Groups
THE PALOOKA
THE TRAINER
THE KID
THE PROMOTER
ANOTHER OLD BOXER

In previous productions THE PROMOTER and ANOTEHR OLD BOXER were performed as offstage voices.

  • Setting The dressing room of a boxing arena.
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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Tennessee Williams

Tennessee Williams
Tennessee Williams (1911-1983) explored passion with daring honesty and forged a poetic theatre of raw psychological insight that shattered conventional proprieties and transformed the American stage. The autobiographical The Glass Menagerie brought what Mr. Williams called “ ...
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