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Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Buddy Thomas

It is the coldest night in November. Owen has shelved his college books and thesis papers to prepare for the date of his life. With candlelight, soft music and enough Italian chicken to feed the Northeast coast, he is ready but not for Aurora, the drugstore cosmetics cashier he has finally had the courage to ask for a date.

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Suggested Use
    • Cutting Approved for Competition
    • Monologues
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult

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Summary
It is the coldest night in November. Owen has shelved his college books and thesis papers to prepare for the date of his life. With candlelight, soft music and enough Italian chicken to feed the Northeast coast, he is ready but not for Aurora, the drugstore cosmetics cashier he has finally had the courage to ask for a date. All lipstick and hair spray and spike heels, Aurora is a combination of every cover girl in the history of Cosmopolitan, but her brain is made of paper too. Nothing goes as planned. When Aurora falls for Owen's roommate, things really get out of hand. Throw in Frieda, a psycho obsessive neighbor who has weddings with Barbie dolls and wields a mean butcher knife, and you have a physical comedy of lunatic proportions.
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OWEN - 20s, average looks; manic; wildly insecure
MITCH - 20s, ultra handsome; easy going; dripping with self-confidence
AURORA - 20s, too much make-up; too few clothes, but genuinely beautiful all the same. Sometimes innocent; sometimes vulgar; all times, profoundly stupid.
FRIEDA - 20s, obsessive, overweight, and one step away from a straight-jacket.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A cluttered student apartment in a small New England college town.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy, Stage Combat
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

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

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Buddy Thomas

Buddy Thomas
Buddy Thomas is a widely produced playwright, and is the author of, among others, The Crumple Zone, which was an off-Broadway hit in the 2000-2001 season starring Mario Cantone. It has been produced around the world, with major U.S. productions in Los Angeles, San Francisco, ...
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