Tell-Tale
by Jeffrey Hatcher

Name: Tell-Tale
Brand: Jeffrey Hatcher
SKU: 9780822214946
Rating: 3.87 (44 reviews)

Off-Broadway

Highlights

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90 minsPresent DayBare Stage/Simple SetComedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the emotional depth and engaging storytelling of this play, highlighting its effective exploration of themes surrounding death and personal struggles. Many find the trio of monologues both moving and well-crafted, resonating deeply with audiences. The performances are often praised for their outstanding quality, making it a memorable theatrical experience.

Emotional storytellingOutstanding performancesEngaging monologuesSome found it a bit too simple.

Synopsis

Part of volume, Three Viewings .

THE STORY: TELL-TALE is the story of Emil, the mild-mannered undertaker whose unspoken passion for a local real-estate woman who comes to all his funerals leads him to commit crimes and plot a way to confess his true feelings before time—and bodies—run out.

Press Reviews

"Hatcher's three brief, intermissionless playlets have the merits and liabilities of that style of American short-story writing which started with O. Henry and, from the careful set-up to the ironic payoff, has never really ended."
— New York Post

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
EMIL A middle-aged man in a conservative suit	male	—	A middle-aged man in a conservative suit
MAC A woman in her 30s or 40s dressing in black and waring many sparkling rings	female	30s	A woman in her 30s or 40s dressing in black and waring many sparkling rings
VIRGINIA A woman in her late 50s or 60s with a cigarette and a lighter	female	50s	A woman in her late 50s or 60s with a cigarette and a lighter