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A Little Something for the Ducks

Short Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 1m

Jean Lenox Toddie

Winner! John Gassner Playwriting Contest and the Princeton Players One Act Playwriting Contest

A Little Something for the Ducks

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Adult, Senior
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! John Gassner Playwriting Contest and the Princeton Players One Act Playwriting Contest

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Summary

This is a story of a zestful, youthful courtship. She is sixty-eight and he is seventy-nine. They put their moves on each other in a minuet that is a joy to behold. Published with Scent of Honeysuckle.

IRMA
SAMUEL

Both SAMUEL and IRMA have the ageless quality of the very old, so the age of the actors is unimportant. If younger performers play the parts, it is suggested they avoid obvious makeup and suggest age by subtle whitening of eyebrows and hair and by moving with the caution of the elderly. The perfommers, whether youthful or mature, should avoid caricature, juxtaposing the characters' somewhat comic aspects with gentle inner dignity.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, 1980s
  • Setting

    The grounds of a senior citizen's housing complex. 

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

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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