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The Prettiest Girl in Lafayette County

Short Play, Comedy  /  1w, 1m

Jason Milligan

Misty is setting up a display of St. Patrick’s Day cards in her shop in a small town in Mississippi when a young man saunters in to buy a Valentine.

The Prettiest Girl in Lafayette County

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

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Summary

Misty is setting up a display of St. Patrick’s Day cards in her shop in a small town in Mississippi when a young man saunters in to buy a Valentine. Since it is the day after Valentine’s Day, they are half-price. He chooses a card and presents it to the abashed girl. 

Published in Off-Off Broadway Festival Plays, 12th Series.

History

The play was originally produced by the Cab Theatre Company Inc. as part of their one-act series, "Women at the Wheel" at Our Studios in New York City on January 15, 1987 under the direction of Joann Carollo.

The play was subsequently produced by the Cab Theatre Company Inc. as part of the Double Image Theatre's 12th Annual Short Play Festival at the Harold Clurman Theatre in New York on May 8 and 10, 1987.

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Performing Groups

MISTY - 20s; she is "the prettiest girl in Lafayette County." Very charming, very Southern, very sweet. But don't get her mad.
JAMES - 20s; the softball star, if there is such a thing. He is a rather unrefined but well-intentioned "country boy," who, as he says, has tried to "clean himself up for this occasion." The rough edges still show. The shirt and tie don't match, but James thinks they do. Essentially, he's a nice guy, good-looking, quite a charmer.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting A card shop in Lafayette County, Mississippi. The day after Valentine's Day.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

 "A very impressive piece of writing, simple, clevery-written and lean: a love story containing conflict and resolution." - Back Stage

Music

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

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Authors

Jason Milligan

Jason Milligan

Jason Milligan's many stage plays have been performed in numerous productions across the United States, as well as in Canada and Europe. Thirty-seven of his plays are now published by the Samuel French imprint of Concord Theatricals, including ...And Then the Rain Came to May ...

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