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George Furth Comedy 1-7m, 1f Sets: 4 Kitchens Four inter-connected vignettes featuring four women: Emily, a widow moving into a new apartment meets the owner of her moving company and begins an affair, Celia, wife of a bigoted ex-Army Sergeant has invited an old chum for a visit. As the men relive "old times" and sports events, Celia is left out in the cold. Dorothy and her husband, celebrating their 25th wedding anniversary, try as adroitly as possible to learn if the other has been faithful through the years, And then comes Ma, who turns out to be the mother of all three women, a headstrong Irish lady who rises from her deathbed to have the priest sanctify her common law marriage to a Dutchman. Actress Sada Thompson won a Tony Award on for her tour de force performance of all four leading roles on Broadway. "An affectionate celebration of a handful of very ordinary people who have managed to survive...Appealing as well as funny." -New York Daily News FEE: $75 per performance. Slightly RestrictedSong "Hollywood and Vine," also available.
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