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The Quality of Boiled Water

Short Play, Comedy  /  2w, 4m

Jason Milligan

Published in Cross Country: Seven More One Act Plays .

The Quality of Boiled Water

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

In this wild farce, a Wall Street wizard wakes up with a strange woman in a strange bed in a very strange house. The inhabitants have not been out since 1969 when Dad, a former NASA employee, shut his door in reaction to the Vietnam War and other disturbing events. He is raising his kids in the safety of his living room. They live on Tang and Space Food Sticks and consider Walden their bible. Greg is very ready to leave when he is to be Terri Anne's groom - like it or not.

Published in Cross Country: Seven More One Act Plays.

History
Originally produced by the Cab Theatre Company in New York City, June, 1988.
Keywords
Performing Groups
GREG - 20-30; works on Wall Street.
TERRI-ANNE - 20; a pretty young girl.
DAD - 40s-50s; The Idealist; once worked for NASA.
MOM - The Realist.
LENNY - Terri-Anne's older brother; The "Bad Seed."
THE EXTERMINATOR - the City at its worst.
  • Time Period 1980s
  • Setting Terri-Anne's bedroom, Saturday morning around 9:00 a.m. The late 1980's.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Physical Comedy
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Mild Adult Themes
    • Nudity/Partial Nudity

Media

"The most successful play of the evening...a delightfully oddball comedy...witty situations and tongue-in-cheek dialogue." - Backstage

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)

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Jason Milligan

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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