Dead Ringer (DiIorio)
by Gino DiIorio
Full Length Play, Dark Comedy / 2m, 1f
"You don't see a lot of film noir westerns, but that genre turns out to be a winning combination." – The New York Times
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Cast Size
2m, 1fDuration
90 minutesSubgenre
Mystery/Thriller, PeriodTarget Audience
- Adult
- Teen (Age 14 - 18)
Additional Info
Accolades
- Winner! 2005 BBC International Playwriting Contest
Reviews
REVIEWS:
"You don't see a lot of film noir westerns, but that genre turns out to be a winning combination... Humor was never a big factor in 1940s and '50s film noir, but it has a place here. Mr. DiIorio's low-key jokiness comes from attitude and from the smooth use of western vernacular... Forcefully absorbing. – The New York Times, Read More
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Considerations
Performing Groups
- High School/Secondary
- College Theatre / Student
- Community Theatre
- Professional Theatre
- Shoestring Budget
Cautions
- Gun Shots
- Strong Language
License details
- Minimum Fee: $75 per performance
Production
Details
- Time Period: Wild West, 19th Century
- Duration: 90 minutes
- Setting: Sunset Valley, Texas
- Additional Features: No intermission, Stage Combat
- Features / Contains: Period Costumes
Music
- Musical Style: N/A (Not a musical)
- Vocal Demands: N/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size: N/A (Not a musical)
Casting
2m, 1fMARY COLE – 28. The woman in the hole. She is never seen throughout the course of the play. She has many physical ailments and deformities. Her head is misshapen and she cannot walk. But she manages to feed and clean herself as the strength of her arms allows her to move about her small space. Mary is very intelligent, carrying herself with a hard edge of sarcasm and wit. She has a voice like an angel and at times, displays a mystical quality. Mary has no selfpity whatsoever and one gets the impression that had it not been for her physical defects, she could easily win a fi st fi ght with her brother.
TYRUS COLE – 35. Mary’s older brother. He is tall and muscular, clean shaven with hard, angular features. Ty wears the burden of his sister’s ailment on his sleeve. His cruelty toward her is born more of self-loathing than sadism.
Cast Attributes
- Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
- Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle)
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