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Chapter Two

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Neil Simon

Recent widower, writer George Schneider, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again. This sends George into even more depression after a series of bad matches. Then Leo comes up with Jennie Malone, and she's a keeper. Still, it's a bumpy trip on the road to Dreamland for these not-so-young lovers.

Chapter Two

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adaptations (Stage & Screen), Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
    • Scene work
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences
Accolades
Accolades
  • NOMINEE - 1978 Tony Award, Best Play

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Summary
Recent widower, writer George Schneider, is encouraged by his younger brother Leo to start dating again. This sends George into even more depression after a series of bad matches. Then Leo comes up with Jennie Malone, and she's a keeper. Still, it's a bumpy trip on the road to Dreamland for these not-so-young lovers. George and Jennie stumble on, overcoming both their hesitation on the rebound and emotional neediness. In a hilarious, farcical subplot, Leo has a fling with Faye, Jennie's neurotic married friend.
History
Chapter Two was first presented on Broadway by Emanuel Azenberg at the Imperial Theatre in New York City on December 4, 1977. It was directed by Herbert Ross.
Keywords
Performing Groups
GEORGE SCHNEIDER
LEO SCHNEIDER
JENNIE MALONE
FAYE MEDWICK
  • Time Period 1970s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes

Media

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"A SURE SMASH!" - Variety

"Lovely whimsical and touching and always funny [...] most of the time downright hilarious." - New York Post

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $130 per performance

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Neil Simon

Neil Simon

American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...

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