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The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and Mrs. Levine

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  1w, 1m

Sam Bobrick, Julie Stein

"Hilariously warped."- Pasadena Weekly

The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon and Mrs. Levine

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Adventure
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior

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Summary
This is an exchange of outragous and hilarious letters between an overbearing mother and her 31 year-old runaway son. In this love/hate relationship, Sheldon blames his mother, Mrs. Levine, for breaking up his marriage and ruining his life. His mother can't understand why something so trivial should bother him.

Share in the angst, the aggravation, the madness, and the mail of two people, who although thousands of miles apart, are still too close to each other for their own good.

NOTE: The play is constructed so that it can be performed either read, memorized or a combination of the two.

History

The Outrageous Adventures of Sheldon & Mrs. Levine ran at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California from October 17 - November 18, 2007. The production was directed by John Bowab.

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Performing Groups
MRS. LEVINE - A woman in her mid-fifties

SHELDON - Her thirty-one year-old son

Production Note:

The play is an exchange of letters between two characters who use journals to mime the writing of the letters, when they are actually reading their lines. Mrs. Levine has three jornals for Act I and one journal for Act II. Sheldon has

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Not Applicable
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

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REVIEWS

"Plenty of big laughs...as both characters spiral toward insanity." Pauline Ademek - Studio City Sun

"Both playwrights use their strengths to put together a solid comedy." Lomap Record

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Sam Bobrick

Sam Bobrick

Sam Bobrick (www.sambobrick.com) has written and co-written over forty plays, most of them performed throughout the world, which include: Norman, Is That You?, Murder at the Howard Johnson's, Weekend Comedy, Remember Me?, Death in England, Passengers, Are You Sure?, Baggage, ...

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Julie Stein

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