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Four Little Words

Short Play, Comedy  /  10w, 3m

Edward Finnegan

Douglas Fidgit, Broadway producer, is seeking an actress for a one-line part. Actresses storm his office. They range from a fading First Lady of the Theatre to a forlorn little person who speaks a strange language...

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    10w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Douglas Fidgit, Broadway producer, is seeking an actress for a one-line part. Actresses storm his office. They range from a fading First Lady of the Theatre to a forlorn little person who speaks a strange language. They give their own interpretations of the four little words, "Your taxicab is waiting," leaving Mr. Fidgit on the verge of hysteria. Then, in march the Bapps - Oriole, child prodigy who plays sixteenth century airs on tin cans, carves in soap and does imitations of whales; Verna, her adoring mother; and Gladwyn, her suffering father. In a wonderfully hilarious scene, Mr. Fidgit disposes of all these loonies and marches out with the forlorn actress who speaks a very odd language.
MRS. CRANK - old and sour.
JIMMY BRIGHT - the breezy office boy.
DOUGLAS FIDGIT - a big gun on Broadway.
FIRST ACTRESS - a dramatic dynamo.
SECOND ACTRESS - small and speedy.
FOURTH ACTRESS - with a flame for Fidgit.
FIFTH ACTRESS - from N'Awlins.
SIXTH ACTRESS - who talks a strange language.
THIRD ACTRESS - woebegone and weepy.
ORIOLE BAPP - the child prodigy of Theatre.
VERNA BAPP - her adoring mother.
GLADWYN BAPP - her suffering father.
SEVENTH ACTRESS - oppressively operatic.
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting Office of Douglas Fidgit, director of Fidgit Productions. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

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

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Edward Finnegan

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