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Honestly, Now!

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

Jack Sharkey

"Hilarious comedy blends expertly ... surprises and complications at high speed." - Register

"Crackles with wit." - Anaheim Bulletin

Honestly, Now!

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

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Summary

A crazy comedy about low lifes cavorting with the upper crust on the French Riviera. There are many twists and turns of the plot about people who are not what they seem to be.


History

Honestly, Now! had its world premiere at The Gem Theatre, in the Visual Arte Center of Garden Grove, California, on January 9, 1981.

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Performing Groups

CARLITA UMBRO - an American lady of lofty ambitions
RAOUL - a normally unflappable French hotel waiter
NADINE MARSTON - an ultra-efficient banquet manager
HECTOR UMBRO - a very special sort of social climber
SAM CLAYTON - an irascible United States Senator
MARIGOLD CLAYTON - Sam's long-suffering spouse
OSCAR HEMMINGS - a prize-winning newlywed farmer
HOLLY HEMMINGS - Oscar's bucolic Nebraskan bride

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting The Umbro suite in an exclusive resort-hotel on the French Rivera.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Media

"Hilarious comedy blends expertly ... surprises and complications at high speed." - Register

"Crackles with wit." - Anaheim Bulletin

"The most outlandish complications ... [are] carried off with flourish.... It becomes the thoroughly enjoyable task of the audience to find out which players are really the jewel thieves. The plot cannot be divulged without seriously robbing the playgoer of the fun of figuring out who is who and what they're up to.... A fun evening." - Daily Pilot

The premiere of this wacky expose of slick criminals on the French Riviera drew unanimous raves throughout Southern California.

Music

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

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey

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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