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Old Folks

Short Play, Drama  /  5w, 5m

Max Posner

A group of ten sits around in an old folks’ home, debating which of their friends’ funerals they’ll be able to attend. Their number gradually dwindles, and the remaining members become increasingly aware of their mortality.

Old Folks

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    5w, 5m
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

A group of ten sits around in an old folks’ home, debating which of their friends’ funerals they’ll be able to attend. Their number gradually dwindles, and the remaining members become increasingly aware of their mortality. Part of Keen Teens: Volume 3.


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Performing Groups
FRANNY
TINA
SANDY
HAROLD
RON
STEVE
GREG
JEAN
BETTY
SAM

They are all elderly.
They should all be played by teenagers.
They shouldn’t be made to look old.

  • Setting A nursing home in America. 2015.
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Media

Part of the collection Keen Teens: Volume 3.

Presented as a part of Keen Teens 2015.

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Max Posner

Max Posner
Max Posner's plays include The Thing About Air Travel, The Famished, Gun Logistics and SNORE (and other sorts of breathing). His plays have been staged and developed at Actors Theatre of Louisville, Page 73, Williamstown Theatre Festival, Clubbed Thumb, Soho Rep, The Hangar T ...
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