Ledge, Ledger and the Legend
By Paul Elliott.
Product Code: L15000
One-act Play
Comedy | Farce
Cast size: 3m.
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Synopsis
This show begins dramatically when Peter crawls out onto a ledge prepared to jump. There he meets J.M., a professional suicide counselor who will make sure that Peter goes out in style. J.M. guides Peter through all the problems of a successful suicide—how to obtain a crowd, how to hold the audience, how to build tension, how to obtain television coverage and, finally, when and how to jump. Then a rival suicide counselor appears. P.J. reveals that J.M. is a bust as a suicide counsel or he's fouled up every suicide attempt he's had. For example, there was the client who wanted to electrocute herself and J.M. managed to burn down her whole house—but the old lady came out without a scratch. At this point, Peter asserts himself and the play ends with a humorous reversal.
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show One-act Play
- Product Code L15000
- Minimum Cast Size 3
- Pages of Dialogue 22
- Min. Royalty Rate $55.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 40 min
- Staging Simple ext. set.
Categories
- Target Audience High School | College and Adult
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Dinner Theatre
- Genre Comedy | Farce
- ISBN(13) 9780871296368
Customer Reviews
Good character comedy that gives the actors freedom to explore the ridiculousness of the situation
It was a cute comedy that needed strong characters to carry it off. A student directed this play but the actors had so much fun that they ended up taking over!
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
Using forced perspective in the scenic design helps sell the illusion of height, even if the ledge is only a couple feet off the ground. Environmental city sounds also help set the scene.
Make sure that you have enough room on your ledge, yet not so much room. One and one-half feet worked well. Our platform was 4 X 8 so we had to change how many but we needed to move ours due to the fire escape. The brick walls we bought from Lowe'sÑit comes in 4 X 8 sheetsÑlike plywood.
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