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The Inner Willy

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  7w, 4m

Bettye Knapp

Willoughby is a stuffy, too-dutiful young man who abides by everything his three maiden aunts tell him. Willy is his impish inner self - his true self, if Willoughby would only realize it and unbend. Despite initial resistance on Willoughby's part, Willy is soon helping him to assert himself...

The Inner Willy

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    7w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary
Willoughby is a stuffy, too-dutiful young man who abides by everything his three maiden aunts tell him. Willy is his impish inner self - his true self, if Willoughby would only realize it and unbend. Despite initial resistance on Willoughby's part, Willy is soon helping him to assert himself - enough to notice girls! And that's when the problems really begin. With Willy cheering him on, Willoughby manages to solve not only this problem, but is even able to inform his aunts that he's going to live his life as he wants to - in fact, Willoughby and Willy become one.
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WILLOUGHBY ADAMS - 16, a well-behaved, likeable boy. 
AUNT HESTER, 63, AUNT LOUISE, 61, AND AUNT OLGA, 59 - Willoughby's maiden aunts, who have given him a "beautiful and sheltered life."
INNER WILLY - Willoughby's "inner self," visible only to Willoughby.
STANLEY CLARK - 16, bashful, but a "regular guy."
MARYBELLE TURNER - 16, the girl next door, plain and completely unexciting.
TRUDY AND JANET MARSHALL - lively, 16 year old twins who do not necessarily look alike. 
CAROL MARTIN - 16, the girl whom Willoughby secretly admires. 

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting The living room of the Adams home. 
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes

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  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

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  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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