Property
by Rosary Hartel O'neill

Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayExpandable CastingInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Comedy

Synopsis

Property is a contemporary romantic comedy set in a Garden District mansion in New Orleans.

Rooster Dubonnet, a young artist suffering from a terminal disease, is dazzled by love.

Raised by an imperious society-driven mother, he has fallen in love with a New-age nurse.

Set during Mardi Gras--when a whole tradition of fun, revelry and prestige seizes the city--Rooster is caught between his dedication to his family's past (and "property") and his own very different future.

ThemesMan-woman relationships Man-woman relationships--Drama PS3615.N448 P76 2009 Terminally ill--Drama Terminally ill

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Bunky Dubonnet Legere Early Twenties, Irene’s grandson. He dresses like a rebel. His consuming interest is singing the blues. When he drinks, his personality changes into exaggerated gaiety and hair-trigger rage.	male	—	Early Twenties, Irene’s grandson. He dresses like a rebel. His consuming interest is singing the blues. When he drinks, his personality changes into exaggerated gaiety and hair-trigger rage.
Oozie Ransom Twenty-five to fifty. Companion to Irene. Oozie is always fixing herself - freshening her lipstick, puffing her hair, buffing her rings.	female	—	Twenty-five to fifty. Companion to Irene. Oozie is always fixing herself - freshening her lipstick, puffing her hair, buffing her rings.
Monica Falcon Late twenties. A nurse, attractive, with a passion for things of the spirit. He gentleness is matched by delicate features: fine skin, graceful hands, hair, which tumbles around her face.	female	—	Late twenties. A nurse, attractive, with a passion for things of the spirit. He gentleness is matched by delicate features: fine skin, graceful hands, hair, which tumbles around her face.
Irene Soniat Dubonnet Fifties. A landowner, she redefines the word style - in designer dresses, and flawless makeup. Irene is one of those striking women - nerves of steel, iron lungs, sharp as a tack - who has nothing to do but protect her grown children, and she watches them like a dog guards her bone.	female	—	Fifties. A landowner, she redefines the word style - in designer dresses, and flawless makeup. Irene is one of those striking women - nerves of steel, iron lungs, sharp as a tack - who has nothing to do but protect her grown children, and she watches them like a dog guards her bone.