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Don't Say Good-bye, I'm Not Leaving
by Roger Karshner
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Synopsis
Herb has just been admitted to the hospital with a non-specific illness where his wife, Edna, confronts him regarding a will, his options, and insists he see her brother, Bruce, a high-powered attorney.
Herb is reluctant, but agrees to see Bruce who, during the confrontational visit, passes out and lapses into a coma.
Bruce is now hospitalized and Herb appoints himself as his watch-dog to assure the medical "idiots" don't pull the plug.
Herb and Edna invite Bruce's wife, Blanche, to move in with them during Bruce1s confinement, all agreeing to take round-the-clock shifts with Bruce.
After a month, Bruce's condition remains static and the situation becomes stressful, leading to humorous conflict.
A human lesson regarding mortality and the inability to change.
Press Reviews
"Mr. Karshner has written a play that is funny, compassionate and highly entertaining embracing a contemporary theme and subject to which we can all relate. A truly sparkling evening of theater."
— San Antonio Express-News
Publication
PublisherSamuel French
Year2007
BindingPaperback
Pages57
PlaceNew York
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780573650635
ISBN-100573650632
LCCN2009279785
LCCMLCS 2010/40259 (P)
Don't Say Good-bye, I'm Not Leaving is a American comedy play written by Roger Karshner and published by Samuel French in New York (2007).
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Samuel French · 2007 · 57 pp
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