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Honestly, Now!

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  4w, 4m

"Hilarious comedy blends expertly ... surprises and complications at high speed." - Register

"Crackles with wit." - Anaheim Bulletin

Honestly, Now!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    4w, 4m
  • Duration
    Duration
    90 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Romantic Comedy

Details

Summary

A crazy comedy about low lifes cavorting with the upper crust on the French Riviera. There are many twists and turns of the plot about people who are not what they seem to be.


History
Honestly, Now! had its world premiere at The Gem Theatre, in the Visual Arte Center of Garden Grove, California, on January 9, 1981.
Keywords
CARLITA UMBRO - an American lady of lofty ambitions
RAOUL - a normally unflappable French hotel waiter
NADINE MARSTON - an ultra-efficient banquet manager
HECTOR UMBRO - a very special sort of social climber
SAM CLAYTON - an irascible United States Senator
MARIGOLD CLAYTON - Sam's long-suffering spouse
OSCAR HEMMINGS - a prize-winning newlywed farmer
HOLLY HEMMINGS - Oscar's bucolic Nebraskan bride
  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting The Umbro suite in an exclusive resort-hotel on the French Rivera.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 90 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £70 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

Authors

Jack Sharkey

Jack Sharkey (1931-1992) was born on May 6, 1931 in Chicago, Illinois. He began writing when he was 10 years old. He graduated from college with a BA in Creative Writing and taught school from 1953 to 1955. In mid-1955, Mr. Sharkey enlisted in the Army, serving at Sandia Base ...

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