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Somebody's Somebody

Full-Length Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  3w, 3m

The action in this play occurs in three eras and unfolds simultaneously as we watch the
conception, dissolution, and absolution of the lifelong vow of two
lovers.

Somebody's Somebody

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Not Applicable
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
It is a beautiful summer evening on a moonlit beach by the ocean. It’s July 20th in the years: 1969, 1994, and 2019. Three sets of actors play Linda and Tommy during different phases of their lives; each twenty-five years apart. In 1969, on the night of the first moonwalk, Tommy and Linda, age fifteen, consummate their solemn vow of love for the first time as one small step is taken for man and one large step is taken or mankind. In 1994, Tom, now forty, physically abuses his wife, Linda, for the very last time. And in 2019, at sixty-five, Thomas returns home to Linda, and to bury their only son. The action in the three eras unfolds simultaneously as we watch the conception, dissolution, and absolution of the lifelong vow of two lovers.

Three sets of actors play LINDA and TOMMY at different times of their lives, each twenty-five years apart.

LINDA - 15; 40; 65
TOMMY (TOM/THOMAS)- 15; 40; 65

Three males approximate ages 15, 40, and 65 will play the same charater. Three females, also the same ages, will play the same character.

  • Time Period Present Day, 1990s, 1960s
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Period Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Music

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

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $110 per performance

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Authors

Gary Richards

Gary Richards is a director, actor, producer and teacher as well as a writer. His plays include The Root (five Drama-Logue Awards, four Carbonell nominations), Children at Play, Scrambled Eggs, Slambook, Social Studies, Dividends (with Fyvush Finkel and Reizl Bozyk), Stag, Sh ...

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