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A Christmas Cactus
Eliot Byerrum
Cactus Flower
by Abe Burrows
Broadway
Synopsis
Full Length, Comedy, 7m, 4f, Interiors A philandering dentist keeps his many affairs at bay by claiming to be married with children.
When the ruse threatens to catch up with him, he drafts his prickly nurse to pose as his "wife".
She blossoms and he finds himself falling in love with the lovely "cactus flower" right under his very nose.
"You will find the jokes fast and funny, the situation becoming funnier as the play skips along."
- New York Times
Press Reviews
"You will find the jokes fast and funny... the situation becoming funnier as the play skips along."
— The New York Times
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Igor Sullivan |
| Stephanie Dickinson |
| Mrs. Dixon Durant |
| Dr. Julian Winston |
| Harvey Greenfield |
| Senor Arturo Sanchez |
| Customer |
| Waiter |
| Boticelli’S Springtime |
| Music Lover |
| Toni Simmons |
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Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 2009
Binding Paperback
Edition Not Indicated
Pages 128
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573606656
ISBN-10 057360665X
LCCN 68005664
LCC PS3503.U6873 C3
Cactus Flower is a American comedy play written by Abe Burrows and published by Samuel French (2009).
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Fee: Minimum Fee: $110 per performance
Restrictions: Major Markets Only (US) / Standard Restriction (UK)
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