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A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 4w, 3m
Jack Sharkey
Thanks to an idiotic childhood promise, Presidential candidate Andrew Wright is engaged to Bertha Desiree Sprock a lady as lovely as her name. His unscrupulous campaign manager convinces Bertha she is the target of assassins and he cajoles Veronica Parkhurst, an absolute doll, to stand in for Bertha at the convention. This is one of the most hyperactive political satires ever to romp across a stage.
CHUCK MACKLIN - a very pragmatic campaign managerSADIE SMITH - Chuck's overworked secretaryMITZI - a maid at a convention hotelANDREW WRIGHT - a candidate for PresidentBERTHA SPROCK - a lady with a promise to collectVERONICA PARKHURST - an unwilling political pawnELWOOD GOODBODY - a mild-manered man of the cloth
Jack Sharkey (1931-1992) was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 to 1955. In mid-1955, Mr. Sharkey enlisted in the Army, serving at Sandia Base ...
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