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Le Supermarché, Or What I Did For Lunch

Short Play, Comedy  /  1w, 1m, 1any gender (adult)

It starts with a Girl, and then adds a Boy. They meet amidst the colorful aisles of Le Supermarché. They blend well and marry, and move to a little cottage in the country. But the Girl begins to curdle in her milquetoast life, and returns to the market to find comfort and peace. Winner of the 2006 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival!

Le Supermarché, Or What I Did For Lunch

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m, 1any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 2006 Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival!

Details

Summary
It starts with a Girl, and then adds a Boy. They meet amidst the colorful aisles of Le Supermarché. They blend well and marry, and move to a little cottage in the country. But the Girl begins to curdle in her milquetoast life, and returns to the market to find comfort and peace. Instead she finds a strange old man, who offers her a recipe for change; a delicious but dangerous solution to her marital woes. A Fairytale in Foodspeak, Le Supermarché is the story of cream colored romance and frosty revenge, wrapped in wit and warmth and topped with bits of bacon. Published in the Off-Off Broadway Festival Plays, 31st series.
History
Le Supermarché was produced for the Samuel French Off-Off Broadway Short Play Festival by PoffyBoo Productions, June 2, 2006.
Cast Attributes
THE NARRATOR: a Narrator
THE GIRL: a Girl
THE BOY: a Boy
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Somewhere that is not France.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Ian August

Ian August is a budding actor, playwright and lyricist. His full length drama, Missing Celia Rose was recently workshopped with the NYC Summer Play Festival (www.spfnyc.com) in the summer of 2007. In 2006, Mr. August was declared a winner of the 31st annual Samuel French Inc. ...
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