Imaginary Friends
Full Length Musical, Dramatic Comedy / 3m, 6f
"Highly theatrical and engaging.... The songs ... add considerably to the show's entertainment value.... echoing the vaudevillian brouhaha of the headline making feud." - Curtain Up
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Cast Size
3m, 6fTarget Audience
- Adult
- Senior
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Novelist Mary McCarthy's notorious statement on the Dick Cavett Show calling playwright Lillian Hellman a liar exploded into one of the most famous of all literary feuds. This surreal farce portrays these two literary lionesses battling it out in hell. It chronicles a compelling story of two women shaped by their different but equally unsettled childhoods, their looks (one was a beauty, one was not) and the men in their lives while it brilliantly examines to great comic effect the concept of truth in fiction: Who can you believe? Interspersed throughout are witty songs that enable the ensemble to comment on the action. The acclaimed Broadway production starred famed actresses Swoozie Kurtz and Cherry Jones.
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Reviews
"Highly theatrical and engaging.... The songs ... add considerably to the show's entertainment value.... echoing the vaudevillian brouhaha of the headline making feud." - Curtain UpConsiderations
Performing Groups
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Dinner Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Reader's Theatre
Cautions
- Mild Adult Themes
License details
- Licensing fees and rental materials quoted upon application.
Production
Details
- Time Period: Contemporary, Present Day
- Additional Features: Play w/ Music
- Features / Contains: Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Music
- Orchestra Size: Piano Only
Casting
3m, 6f
LILLIAN HELLMAN
MARY McCARTHY
THE MAN
ABBY KAISER
LEO
MRS. STILLMAN
BEGUINE DANCER
FACT
FICTION
VIC
FIZZY
A WOMAN
OTHERS
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MARY McCARTHY
THE MAN
ABBY KAISER
LEO
MRS. STILLMAN
BEGUINE DANCER
FACT
FICTION
VIC
FIZZY
A WOMAN
OTHERS
Cast Attributes
- Expandable casting
- Flexible casting
- Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
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Rehearsal Resources
Music Material Rental Packages
Full Package
Drums
Guitar/Banjo
Piano Conductor Score
Trombone
Trumpet
Woodwind
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Imaginary Friends was first produced at The Old Globe Theatre in San Diego in September 2002.
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