Much to everyone’s dismay, Jeff’s ex-wife keeps turning up at their old apartment, while walking in her sleep on medication. The families attempt to get to the root of her problem.
CHARACTERS
CAROL (30s) – Jeff’s wife. Thin, controlling, health-conscious.
JEFF (late 30s) – Abby’s ex-husband. World-weary.
ABBY (30s) – Frazzled, neurotic, somnolent.
TED (late 30s) – Abby’s partner. Patient, compassionate, exhausted.
ALISON (pre-teen) – Surly, wise beyond her years.
TIME: The present.
PLACE: Carol and Jeff’s apartment; Abby and Ted’s apartment.
Bambi Everson is a playwright, actor, and teaching artist. Her full-length, THE THIN MAN IN THE CHERRY ORCHARD enjoyed a sold out run at the 2019 New York Fringe Festival, and is available in paperback from The Drama Book Shop and Amazon. Her plays have been produced at Manhattan Repertory Theatre, Hudson Guild, Emerging Artists Theatre, and The Little Theatre of Alexandria, VA. Her work tends to incorporate oddball characters and situations, from from screwball comedy to dark melodrama.
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