Over the Moon
by Steven Dietz, P.G. Wodehouse

Name: Over the Moon
Brand: Steven Dietz
SKU: 9780573710308

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120 mins 1920s Unit Set/Multiple Settings Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

Hapless artist George Finch is head over heels in love with the sublime Molly Waddington, who enthusiastically returns the sentiment.

However, Molly's disapproving stepmother would rather marry Molly off to someone with a lot more class.

With the dubious help of his know-it-all friend, Molly's would-be cowboy father, a policeman who aspires to be a poet, a reformed crook, a fortune teller and a femme-fatale pickpocket, George launches a series of hilarious schemes to make his dream of marrying Molly come true.

Press Reviews

"Festive... spirited... proves that vaudeville humor is still alive and well."
— Talkin' Broadway

"Approached with intelligence and care... It’s classic Wodehouse: a cannily crafted story of forbidden romance, class conflict, cops and robbers and hidden identities, set in Prohibition-era New York City."
— Variety

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Hamilton Beamish Finch’s well-known friend. “He knew everything there was to be known – or behaved as if he did – by the age of ten.”	male	—	Finch’s well-known friend. “He knew everything there was to be known – or behaved as if he did – by the age of ten.”
Mrs. Waddington A wealthy woman. “I am loath to speak ill of a woman, but Mrs. Waddington is a bounder and a snob and has a soul like the underside of a stone.”	female	—	A wealthy woman. “I am loath to speak ill of a woman, but Mrs. Waddington is a bounder and a snob and has a soul like the underside of a stone.”
Sigsbee Waddington Her husband. “Many good judges considered that he had a head of concrete, but nobody had ever disparaged his heart.”	female	—	Her husband. “Many good judges considered that he had a head of concrete, but nobody had ever disparaged his heart.”
Molly Waddington Their daughter. “In addition to being a nice, dutiful girl, Molly Waddington was also a persuasive, wheedling girl.”	female	—	Their daughter. “In addition to being a nice, dutiful girl, Molly Waddington was also a persuasive, wheedling girl.”
Ferris Their butler, British. “To the dramatist, the butler is indispensable.”	—	—	Their butler, British. “To the dramatist, the butler is indispensable.”
Mullet Finch’s valet, a reformed thief. “He looked like a man who had a favorite aunt in Poughkeepsie, and was always worried about her asthma.”	female	—	Finch’s valet, a reformed thief. “He looked like a man who had a favorite aunt in Poughkeepsie, and was always worried about her asthma.”
Fanny Welch Mullet’s girlfriend, a pickpocket. “One of the great advantages of being a pickpocket is that you do have nice hands.”	—	—	Mullet’s girlfriend, a pickpocket. “One of the great advantages of being a pickpocket is that you do have nice hands.”
Garroway A policeman and aspiring poet. “He was a long, stringy policeman, who flowed out of his uniform at odd spots.”	male	—	A policeman and aspiring poet. “He was a long, stringy policeman, who flowed out of his uniform at odd spots.”
Madame Eulalie A creative young woman. “She was a girl of chic and élan. One may go still further – a girl of espieglerie and je ne sais quoi.”	female	—	A creative young woman. “She was a girl of chic and élan. One may go still further – a girl of espieglerie and je ne sais quoi.”
George Finch A lifelong bachelor. “He is an artist. And what is more, probably the worst artist who ever put brush to canvas.”	male	—	A lifelong bachelor. “He is an artist. And what is more, probably the worst artist who ever put brush to canvas.”