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Inside Lester

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  5w, 4m

Fred Carmichael

Lester Pelham is the mild mannered creator of the television world's leading two fisted private eye, Tough Molloy. One day a package is delivered which contains a stolen diamond. Lester inadvertently swallows the stone and, when the thieves show up to recapture, Lester gets a shot at playing Tough Molloy in a rollicking show that is pure comedy.

Inside Lester

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 4m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary
Lester Pelham is the mild mannered creator of the television world's leading two fisted private eye, Tough Molloy. One day a package is delivered which contains a stolen diamond. Lester inadvertently swallows the stone and, when the thieves show up to recapture, Lester gets a shot at playing Tough Molloy in a rollicking show that is pure comedy. Highly recommended for Little Theatre and High School casts.
History
Inside Lester premiered at the Dorset Playhouse in Vermont by The Caravan Theatre. It was directed by Patricia Wyn Rose.
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LOUIE
BECK
MAGGIE HORTON
TONI WILLIAMS
JOSEPHINE HUXLEY
LESTER PELHAM
CASA
GEORGE FLEMING
PEMBINA GORDLEY-SMITH
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting Lester Pelham's office, New York City
    The "Hideout," New York City
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes

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Fred Carmichael

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