Butterscotch
by Barbara L Smith
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Synopsis
Butterscotch is a candy yellow 1947 Ford at the center of an unlikely friendship between a New York restaurant critic and a man who loves roadside diners.
The critic has come to a small Pennsylvania town to persuade his fiancee's father to attend their wedding in New York.
The bride, a news correspondent off on assignment, has not even told her cantankerous, ailing father she is getting married.
Adding to the bucolic fray are an elderly neighbor who has her fading eyesight on the widowed father, dad's hunting buddy and a nervous ex-New Yorker whose condo ruined a favorite hunting spot.
Father and future son in law share only a dislike for each other, but the vintage car brings about a surprising end to a seemingly hopeless impasse.
Press Reviews
"Very funny."
— Martha's Vineyard Times
"Humorous and humane."
— Greenwich News
"I can't believe I never heard of this play before ....It's the kind of show where people laugh their heads off, and then shed a few tears."
— Cedar Valley (Iowa) Courier
"Thank you for giving me the opportunity to read 'Butterscotch.' I had a lovely afternood going through it."
— Donald Sutherland
"I am interested in performing the role of 'Emery' in the television, feature film or stage production."
— Ed Asner
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Emery Baer mid-70's, a rural, unpretentious senior |
Bob Siler about 40, friend of Emery's |
Mitzi Keller 30's, another New Yorker |
Lincoln Price 40's, New York restaurant critic |
Publication
Butterscotch is a American comedy play written by Barbara L Smith and published by Samuel French in New York (1997).
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Samuel French · 1997 · 88 pp
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