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Paris Is Out!

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 3m

Richard Seff

"The audience gave every evidence of loving it!" - The New York Times

"The audience around me was laughing hysterically." - ABC TV

Paris Is Out!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

Hortense and Daniel, a married couple of over 40 years, plan to embark on their first European vacation, but the two have very different outlooks on travel. Daniel is convinced he will be unimpressed by the other side of the pond. His conditions for the trip are: no Paris, no Venice, no shopping, sightseeing, or speaking in French. Hortense, on the other hand, is full of life and eager to experience Europe fully. When Daniel embarrasses Hortense in front of family and friends, she announces that the trip is cancelled. As her adult children try to convince her to forgive Daniel, Hortense must decide how she feels about the man with whom she has shared a life for 40 years. Daniel, in turn, to save his marriage must show how much he appreciates Hortense. Paris is Out! is a witty and heart-warming comedy about the triumphs and struggles of a lifelong marriage.

History

 

Paris is Out! premiered on Broadway at the Brooks Atkinson Theatre in January 1970 under the direction of Paul Aaron. It ran for 108  performances and toured estensively after the run on Broadway.  

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Performing Groups

HATTIE FIELDS - Sixties. A widow. Nice, cozy, and very dependant on Hortense.
HORTENSE BRAND - Sixties. Vital, involved. She cares.
DANIEL BRAND - Late sixties. A rough diamond in the rough.
ROGER BRAND - Thirty-five. Attractive, outgoing, vital, and nervous because he's been married, isn't any more, and can't quite cope.
ARLENE KANDER - Twenty-seven. Attractive, outgoing, vital, and nervous because she's not married at all.
ANDREW GRAEL - Seventeen. Daniel and Hortense's grandson, Roger's nephew. Very sure of himself. But once in a while we are reminded that Booth Tarkington was no dope.
CHARLOTTE GRAEL - Forty. A suburban mother of four. She is the Brands' daughter, Roger's sister. She is a mother of four, that's her life's work.
HELLEVI GESSNEHR - An attractive stewrdess on the S.S. Gripsholm. Should have a Swedish accent.

  • Time Period 1970s, 1960s
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

 

REVIEWS

"The audience gave every evidence of loving it!" - The New York Times

"The audience around me was laughing hysterically." - ABC TV

"An entertaining family comedy – humorous, tempremental, alive.” - Brooks Atkinson

“The audience nudges each other in delicious recognition!” - Variety

“Paris is Out! is as rich and delicious and filling as a large helping of apple strudel.” - Morning Telegraph

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Richard Seff

Richard Seff
Richard Seff has been fortunate to be allowed to spend his entire working life in a field he discovered professionally when he was 19, but to which he'd been exposed as a boy of 6 when he said his first words onstage and later at 11, when he saw his first play on Broadway. Th ...
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