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Don't Say Goodbye, I'm Not Leaving

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  2w, 2m

Roger Karshner

"Mr. Karshner has written a play that is funny, compassionate and highly entertaining embracing a contemporary theme and subject to which we can all relate. A truly sparkling evening of theater." - San Antonio Express-News.

Don't Say Goodbye, I'm Not Leaving

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
Herb has just been admitted to the hospital with a non-specific illness where his wife, Edna, confronts him regarding a will, his options, and insists he see her brother, Bruce, a high-powered attorney. Herb is reluctant, but agrees to see Bruce who, during the confrontational visit, passes out and lapses into a coma. Bruce is now hospitalized and Herb appoints himself as his watch-dog to assure the medical "idiots" don't pull the plug. Herb and Edna invite Bruce's wife, Blanche, to move in with them during Bruce's confinement, all agreeing to take round-the-clock shifts with Bruce. After a month, Bruce's condition remains static and the situation becomes stressful, leading to humorous conflict. A human lesson regarding mortality and the inability to change.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
EDNA
HERB
BRUCE
BLANCHE

Characters are aged 40-65.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Hospital room. Waiting room. Kitchen.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

"Mr. Karshner has written a play that is funny, compassionate and highly entertaining embracing a contemporary theme and subject to which we can all relate. A truly sparkling evening of theater." - San Antonio Express-News.

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Author

Roger Karshner

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