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Losing Patients

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 4m

A. Duke, Virginia Cate

A violent thunderstorm rages, a drug dealer is on the loose, the police comb the area for an escaped mental patient, and in the middle of it all sits stately Silver Crest Manor, a once respected nursing home. On the outside a seemingly benign and placid place; on the inside, a setting for a devious plot masterminded by a trio of greedy scoundrels.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 4m

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Summary
A violent thunderstorm rages, a drug dealer is on the loose, the police comb the area for an escaped mental patient, and in the middle of it all sits stately Silver Crest Manor, a once respected nursing home. On the outside a seemingly benign and placid place; on the inside, a setting for a devious plot masterminded by a trio of greedy scoundrels. Hilarity abounds amidst the confusion as patients disappear, identities are mistaken, and double dealing is revealed. Hold on to your walkers because Losing Patients will keep you guessing and laughing right up to the surprise finish.

Cast Attributes
BENNY - Seventy-five year old groundskeeper at Silver Crest*
DR. LANG - Administrator of Silver Crest
NEAL - Nephew of the missing owner of Silver Crest**
HENDERSON - Elderly female volunteer with the local rescue Squad***
MONTGOMERY - Special nurse on assignment to Silver Crest
ROD REELER - Vagrant and mental patient, referred to as Dr. Kimble
ANNIE - Amnesia victim, referred to as Mary in Act One
CLAYBORNE - Phony nurse out on work release from prison
MCCOY - State Health Inspector
PADUSKI - Last remaining resident at Silver Crest

Can be cast with up to 5 males and 5 females

  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Somewhere in the Southeastern United States
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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A. Duke

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Virginia Cate

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