ISBN 978-0-573-69765-4Rosary O’Neill Full Length, Southern Comedy 1m, 3f (expandable casting, up to 8f extras) Unit Set Winner of the American Embassy invitation to Germany, the French Consul award to the Acadiana Festival and Finalist in the Big Easy competition for New Louisiana plays, A Louisiana Gentleman is a comedy that exposes Blaine Ashton, a young medical student desperate to choose among three women: his manic sixteen year-old sister, a seductive middle aged actress, and his alcoholic, duty-driven aunt. A hilarious climax forces Blaine to decide in which world he belongs and bridge the painful gap to adulthood. A Christmas reunion unites eccentric New Orleanians in a miracle of uncanny acceptance. Especially powerful roles for women and a tour de force role for a young man. One interior set in the French Quarter of New Orleans provides opportunities for background music and visuals. "Rosary O'Neill's Gentleman examines the indisputable source of most 'Southern mystique': Southern families. Imagine a sort of twisted and faster-paced version of Carson McCullers' The Member of the Wedding, this one starring Becky Allen as an angry aunt who delivers the bridegroom's insane sister to the couple on their wedding night. Violence ensues as the young medical student and his aging wife struggle to survive - spiritually and physically - the wrath of his jealous family. It must have something to do with the heat…" (24/7 - Best Bets)
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