No Prune

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Cast Size

1w, 1m
Duration

10 minutes
Subgenre

Not Applicable
Target Audience

Adult

Details

Summary

Can two needy people find happiness over a cherry Danish?

A part of the collection Fresh Brewed: Tales from the Coffee Bar. Eight short comedic vignettes, written by Henry Meyerson, about everyday people and their lives. The plays are clever, funny, sad, humiliating, dysfunctional, functional and…just about people!

History

No Prune premiered at the 1998 Samuel French Short Play Festival, New York, directed by Mildred Purdy. Subsequent performances were at Avery Point Playhouse, 1999 and The Producers Club, 2000, both directed by James Alexander Bond, at Midtown International Theatre Festival, 2000, directed by Charles Armesto, First Stage, LA, 2002, directed by Bill Becker, and at Sticky, Sheffield, UK, directed by Lisa Charles.

Keywords

Performing Groups

ALLEN - 20s-30s; nerdish in too short pants and too white socks and black framed glasses.
CARMEN - 20s-30s; same age as ALLEN, has the appears of an unmade bed; hair and clothes in as much disarray as her life.

Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Additional Features Not Applicable
Duration 10 minutes
Cautions
- Strong Language
- Mild Adult Themes

Media

REVIEWS

Sandi Durell
Cabaret Scenes
May 1, 2009

From: Stu Hamstra, Cabaret Hotline

Cabaret is not simply a lady in a black sparkly dress standing in front of a piano singing into a microphone. The term is far more inclusive than that. And this fact is proved by a cabaret experience I had on Friday night, October 3rd at Don't Tell Mama.

It was of the most unique cabaret experiences I have had all year. I am talking about Fresh Brewed - Tales From The Coffee Bar. The show consists of 8 short comedies by Henry Meyerson. It was an incredible 55-minute show that held my interest every minute. These eight short vignettes, with four actors playing various roles, were real "slice of life" and so fascinating, you had the impression that maybe 15 or so actors were taking part. Now most of the characters in the stories were quirky and strange, but no stranger than the characters we run into every day on the bus, on the subway, or at Starbucks (or even in a cabaret room or piano bar). The real and the surreal were interspersed throughout.

This is not quite a "family show" so parents be advised. But it is a comic evening with a twist - there are truly thoughtful insights interspersed with the clever, humorous dialog. Truly, not to be missed.