Come Out of the Closet
by Rollin W. Coyle

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105 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

Three young ladies from Ohio - eager, excited and hoping to establish careers in New York - are compelled by circumstances to rent an old, gloomy apartment from a greedy landlady on their first night in town.

The apartment is run-down and unkempt; but the price is right - especially since the landlady charges by the renter and the ladies have decided to present themselves as just two, passing the third off as a friend who is helping them to move in.

Their subterfuge is complicated by a parade of zany neighbors passing through at all hours.

And then there are the mysterious trespassers who periodically slip out of the apartment's seemingly locked closet carrying what appear to be shoe boxes.

To protect themselves against all these unwanted intruders, the ladies enlist the aid of two guards - a burly taxi-driver hired on the spur of the moment and a very intellectual boyfriend who insists on helping out with protective duties.

Before long, the apartment is full to bursting.

Will the young ladies be able to keep their little secret?

Will the neighbors ever leave them alone?

Will the landlady act on her growing suspicions that she is harboring a dangerous gang?

And what's with the mysterious visitors from the locked closet?

The suspense will keep the audience in stitches while they wait to see what, finally, will come out of the closet.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Hilda Hawkins A stenographer from Ohio; competent, forthright; 25	—	—	A stenographer from Ohio; competent, forthright; 25
Irene Gleason Her friend; pretty, somewhat scheming, the "fragile type"; perhaps 20	female	—	Her friend; pretty, somewhat scheming, the "fragile type"; perhaps 20
Ammonia Mullens Mrs. Malone's maid, deliberate of speech and action; a "good soul"; 15 or 16	—	—	Mrs. Malone's maid, deliberate of speech and action; a "good soul"; 15 or 16
Jenny Potts Winner of a television contract; eternally naive, "cute," appealing; 21	—	—	Winner of a television contract; eternally naive, "cute," appealing; 21
Guthrie Rosewater A "modernistic" poet, who counterfeits more than his outward appearance; late 40's	male	40s	A "modernistic" poet, who counterfeits more than his outward appearance; late 40's
Abbie Philips A maiden lady; seemingly plain and out-moded; 50	female	—	A maiden lady; seemingly plain and out-moded; 50
Mr. Cutter From the apartment across the hall; small, meek-and built for speed	—	—	From the apartment across the hall; small, meek-and built for speed
Hercules Jones A modern knight whose "shining armor" is a bat-up old taxi; also a one-time prizefighter	—	—	A modern knight whose "shining armor" is a bat-up old taxi; also a one-time prizefighter
George Hanson Irene's fiance; somewhat diminutive and "intellectual"	—	—	Irene's fiance; somewhat diminutive and "intellectual"
Sweeny A non-typical policeman; he has lamentably poor eyesight	male	—	A non-typical policeman; he has lamentably poor eyesight
Mrs. Malone An Irish landlady; hefty, overbearing; 50	—	—	An Irish landlady; hefty, overbearing; 50