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Bridal Terrorism

Short Play, Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Lionel anticipates a quiet afternoon in the park. Just as he settles on a bench with a book, an armed woman in a wedding gown approaches with her bridal retinue.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

Details

Summary

Bridal Terrorism by Bill Rosenfield

 

Lionel anticipates a quiet afternoon in the park. Just as he settles on a bench with a book, an armed woman in a wedding gown approaches with her bridal retinue. May has booked the church and the reception hall. All she needs is a groom, and Lionel looks like a good prospect. He is not keen on the idea, but May and her wedding party are persistent. Lionel eventually gives in, but May has second thoughts when he discloses that he lives in an institution and has only been allowed out for the afternoon. The wedding party huddles and the bride's mother proposes they head for the reservoir to find a better groom. Lionel, happy his ruse was effective, picks up his book.

 

 

History

First presented by Hofstra University on October 20, 1988.

LIONEL STARK - an innocent man
MAY WILDER
- a bride
BETTY WILDER - her mother 
GINA WILLIS - May's married younger sister
COLIN WILLIS
- her husband
TERRY WINSHIP - his boss

Characters can be played by actors of any race.

  • Time Period 1980s
  • Setting

    A bench in Central Park.

  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"A delightfully funny well paced farce!"  SD Wagner,  Pickering Gazette

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Bill Rosenfield

Bill Rosenfield is a transplanted American playwright now living permanently in the UK. His plays include: Another America ( Park Theatre, London) , 46 Beacon ( Trafalgar Studios, West End; Hope Theatre, London, Blank Theatre LA Living Room Series)) True Fans (The Abbey, Orla ...
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