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Is that the Bus to Pittsburgh?

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Jean Lenox Toddie

Winner! 1992 John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Contest and of the 1993 Dubuque Fine Arts Players National Playwriting Contest

Is that the Bus to Pittsburgh?

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    40 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 1992 John Gassner Memorial Playwriting Contest and of the 1993 Dubuque Fine Arts Players National Playwriting Contest

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Summary

This is a warm and poignant play about daring to make dreams come true. Three quixotic characters with adjoining plots in a community garden have varying images of Pittsburgh as a city of longing, of memories, and of dreams. Published with Late Sunday Afternoon, Early Sunday Evening.

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DANNY - A middle-age man with regrets.
AGATHA -  An old woman with memories.
VIOLET -  A young woman with dreams.

  • Time Period Contemporary, 1990s
  • Setting

    Late June. A vacant lot that has been made into a community garden.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Mime, No intermission
  • Duration 40 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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