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ISBN 978-0-573-69603-9Marley Sims and Elliot ShoenmanDramatic Comedy3m, 4fSunset Park is a contemporary comedy/drama that takes place in Brooklyn, New York. The main character is Evelyn Horowitz, a widow in her seventies who lives by herself and is a part-time teacher. Her apartment building is going co-op, but she can’t afford to buy in and cannot, by law, be asked to leave. When, her middle-aged children, Carol and Roger, hear about it, they realize that there’s money to be made in the long run: a long-term tenant has to be offered the apartment at a below market-value price and, eventually, the place can be “flipped” for a sizable profit. And that’s when the problems start – when money enters the picture, conflicts arise and old secrets come out.“Vet TV scripters Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman have fashioned a deeply moving, often comical excursion into the life of an
aging Brooklyn widow who must overcome the ghosts of her
past before she can deal with the self-serving agendas of her two
combative middle-aged children...The Sims/Shoenman thematic
throughline provides a poignant, deeply personal glimpse into the
dilemma the elderly and their adult children.” - VarietyFEE: $75 per performanceCharacter Descriptions:EVELYN – mid-70’s, widowed, acerbic, reasonably healthyROSE – mid-70’s, widowed, down-to-earth, in failing healthCAROL – 50-ish, a single mother, high strung and neuroticROGER – late 40’s, married, children, ambitious yet practicalYOUNG EVELYN – mid-20’s, pregnantBENNY – mid-20’s, blue collar, full of dreamsABE – late 70’s, broken down, grumpy and demanding
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