Characters

Victoria – Tall, attractive, powerful professional woman in her late thirties, early forties.

Maxie – Victoria’s mother.  She can be quite glamorous and looks ten years younger than her age – 70.

Harmony – Victoria’s 13-year-old daughter.  She is slightly overweight and quite buxom for her age.  She is a handful.

Greg – Victoria’s husband and Harmony’s father.  He is rather withdrawn, until you bring up his favorite subjects – artificial intelligence and robotics.

Christopher – Typical New York recruiter/headhunter who specializes in executive-class recruiting.

Peter – Maxie’s boy friend. Very handsome man is his mid 60s.

Setting

Place

Manhattan, New York, New York.  Victoria and Greg’s loft, Christopher’s office and Maxie’s bedroom.

Time

Winter 2011 and Spring 2012

Length:

1 hour - 50 minutes

Type:

Contemporary Comedy / Drama

Themes:

Family; Surviving the Recession; Unemployment; Raising Children; Privacy; Robotics; Marriage

Acting Class Scenes:

Man / Woman: Act I - Scene 3
Woman / Girl: Act 2 - Scene 1
Man / Woman: Act 2 - Scene 2
Man / Woman: Act 2 - Scene 5

Script Completed:

May, 2012

Reading History:

The Actors Studio; May 10 & June 16, 2013
Eventide Arts; March 23 & 23, 2013
Provincetown Spring Playwrights Festival; Provincetown Theater; May 12, 2012

Details

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