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The Genuine Article

Short Play, Comedy  /  2m

The Genuine Article

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary

This jaunty comedy chronicles the misadventures of a rural con artist masquerading as a traveling faith healer and his none to bright sidekick. As they rehearse their chicanery just before a revival meeting, their duplicity turns to awe the bogus healer may be able to heal after all.

Published in Here, There, and Everywhere: Eight Site-Specific Plays.

History
THE GENUINE ARTICLE was originally produced by Theatre Oxford in Oxford, Mississippi on September 18, 1997. The play was directed by Larry Kadlec.
Cast Attributes
MARTIN - A traveling faith healer.
BOB - Martin's assistant.
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting Rural church sanctuary, late night. MARTIN and BOB alone. New Year's Eve, 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)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

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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