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The Champagne Charlie Stakes
by Bruce Graham

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5

Small Cast

2

Female

3

Male

90 minsInterior SetAmericanComedy

Synopsis

THE STORY: It's a very special day at the racetrack, where Champagne Charlie, a race-track regular, has had a race named in his honor.

A dreamer and teller of tall tales, Charlie is accompanied by his wife of fifty-three years, Mary Lee, an incur

ThemesAmericanDrama

Press Reviews

"This poignant comedy mixes family, love and an oversized bet at the race track to illustrate the power of loyalty, integrity and growing older gracefully—however defined. ”The play has a good bit of pathos along with Graham's irrepressible comedic touch.“ —Press Focus. ”A gentle comedy with its roots in recognizably human behavior…It's a lovely piece of work."

— The Philadelphia Inquirer

Publication

PublisherDramatists Play Service
Year1998
BindingPaperback
Pages72
LanguageEnglish
ISBN-139780822213628
ISBN-100822213621

The Champagne Charlie Stakes is a American comedy play written by Bruce Graham and published by Dramatists Play Service (1998).

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Dramatists Play Service · 1998 · 72 pp

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