The Tangled Skirt
by Steve Braunstein
Highlights
What readers are saying
Readers appreciate the engaging atmosphere and clever dialogue in the play, making it a unique entry in the noir genre for stage productions. However, some find it uninvolving and question the authenticity of its noir elements. Overall, the play receives a mix of enthusiasm and skepticism from audiences.
Synopsis
Breathless from running and staggered by a startling incident Bailey Bryce dashes into a deserted bus depot in the dead of night desperately clutching a travel bag.
He's glad to be alone; to think fast to collect himself to figure things out before it's too late.
But he won't be alone for long.
Enter Rhonda Claire a stunning stranger tightly gripping her own travel bag and frantically looking over her shoulder.
She's clearly unnerved by Bailey harmless though he may appear.
How can she trus
Press Reviews
"Noir-infused intrigue... steamy... deftly mannered... twists and turns. An elegant homage to the noir genre by Mr. Braunstein."
— The New York Times
"Braunstein doesn’t parody or plagiarize the genre. His characters, dialogue and setting smack of originality. The audience is hooked from the start."
— Two Rivers Times
"All the steam and suspense of a classic film noir. The laws of attraction and survival clash through surprising revelations and dangerous switchbacks neither one – or an audience – could predict."
— Broadway World
"Braunstein”s taut script – sharply written – offers up plenty of quotable lines, tense, caffeinated energy [and] a sleepless dynamic so on the money for the genre in its night-owl world."
— Asbury Park Press
"Stylish, hard-boiled pulp fiction. Given that this is a two-character play, it is amazing that there are so many twists, turns and genuine surprises to which Braunstein delightfully treats us. You are bound to have a really good time."
— Talkin’ Broadway
Characters
| Character |
|---|
Rhonda Claire A stranger in town, to die for; in her 30s. |
Bailey Bryce Enigmatic, small town denizen; mid 30s-early 40s. |
Publication
The Tangled Skirt is a American mystery play written by Steve Braunstein and published by Samuel French (2013).
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Samuel French · 2013 · 60 pp
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Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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