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One Naked Woman and a Fully Clothed Man

10 Minute Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 1m

A married couple sit watching a movie. We are treated to the wife's interior monologue as she watches what she thought was going to be a nice romance but turns out to have too much nudity and sex for her taste. She becomes obsessed with the fact that her husband's prurient interests are aroused.

One Naked Woman and a Fully Clothed Man

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

Details

Summary
The play centers on a married couple watching a movie. We are treated to the wife's interior monologue as she watches what she thought was going to be a nice romance but turns out to have too much nudity and sex for her taste. She becomes obsessed with the fact that her husband's prurient interests are aroused. She is convinced that he doesn't want her, that he wishes his wife looked like the figure up there on the screen, and that the sparkle has gone out of her marriage, and by the time the movie ends on screen, her marriage is in tatters - all unbeknownst to her husband, who sits there eating popcorn.
History
First produced at Studio X in Ashland, Oregon, in July 1989.
JANET - 30s
ROBERT - 30s
OTHER MOVIE-GOERS - either suggested or actual
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A movie theater.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size No Chorus

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $55 per performance
    $90 with other plays in collection

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Authors

Diana Amsterdam

Diana Amsterdam is a New York based playwright whose work is published by Samuel French, Playscripts, Broadway Play Publishing, St. Martins Press, and Smith and Kraus, and produced all over the world, with translations in five languages. The 2011 production of her play Carniv ...
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