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So Please Be Kind

Short Play, Drama  /  1w, 2m

A Man and a Woman are ushered into a double bedded room by a Bell Boy in New York, as the Man tries to guess from the Woman's "non' descriptions the name of somebody in a movie, and finally calls her ex something on the phone to find out.

So Please Be Kind

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

A Man and a Woman are ushered into a double bedded room by a Bell Boy in New York, as the Man tries to guess from the Woman's "non' descriptions the name of somebody in a movie, and finally calls her ex something on the phone to find out. Gilroy handles the affair in this one act play swiftly and with delicacy.

Published in Present Tense

History

So Please Be Kind premiered as a part of the collection of short plays Present Tense at the Ensemble Studio Theatre in New York under the direction of Curt Dempster.

A MAN
A WOMAN
A BELLBOY
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting A New York hotel room.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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  • Minimum Fee: $65 per performance

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Authors

Frank D. Gilroy

Frank Daniel Gilroy (1925-2015) was an award-winning playwright, producer, screenwriter and director. After graduating from Dartmouth College and the Yale School of Drama, he contributed profusely as a writer to the Golden Age of Television. His impressive first play, Who'll ...
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