The Secret Life Of Seagulls
by Henry Meyerson

Name: The Secret Life Of Seagulls
Brand: Henry Meyerson
SKU: 9780573697265
Rating: 4 (2 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

90 mins Present Day Reduced Casting (Doubling Possible) Exterior Set American Comedy

Synopsis

Anne and Don, married ten years, are on vacation in Florida.

Anne inanely chatters on about beaches, seagulls and garbage dumps.

Don, fed up, walks away, leaving Anne sitting on the beach alone.

Don has gone to visit his friend Jim, a man of little insight but great obsession about golf, to tell him that he has left Anne.

Jim, in turn, has just returned from a golfing vacation to discover that his wife, Sandy, has apparently left him.

George, a seagull who lives contentedly with his wife, Ethel, on the Staten Island landfill, has just arrived on the Florida beach and meets Fred, a seagull without ties but with a dark past.

The play follows these four humans and Fred as they attempt to define themselves, their lives, relationships and values.

George, the Staten Island Seagull, however, is content being who he is.--From publisher description.

Themes Gulls Gulls--Drama Man-woman relationships Man-woman relationships--Drama PS3613.E9864 S43 2009

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Don married to Anne; wears beach attire opening and last scene, otherwise, casual; tends toward the taciturn, but also can seem vulnerable; close friends with Jim	—	—	married to Anne; wears beach attire opening and last scene, otherwise, casual; tends toward the taciturn, but also can seem vulnerable; close friends with Jim
Jim friends with Don; attire indicates he spends a lot of time on the golf course; shows youthful enthusiasm when discussing golf with Don, otherwise angry and defensive with his wife	female	—	friends with Don; attire indicates he spends a lot of time on the golf course; shows youthful enthusiasm when discussing golf with Don, otherwise angry and defensive with his wife
Sandy married to Jim, close friend of Anne; in beach attire when with Anne, casual attire when with Jim; as opposed to her friend Anne, Sandy tends to view the world through jaundiced eyes	female	—	married to Jim, close friend of Anne; in beach attire when with Anne, casual attire when with Jim; as opposed to her friend Anne, Sandy tends to view the world through jaundiced eyes
Fred a seagull; you can tell by his feathers or any other device to indicate “seagullness”	male	—	a seagull; you can tell by his feathers or any other device to indicate “seagullness”
George another seagull, same age as Fred	—	—	another seagull, same age as Fred
Ethel george’s wife (she’s expecting)	female	—	george’s wife (she’s expecting)
Mabel a seagull looking for prospectsAll Seagull roles may be doubled by the four human characters.	—	—	a seagull looking for prospectsAll Seagull roles may be doubled by the four human characters.
Anne wears attire suitable for the beach through-out the play: bathing-suit, sun-glasses, hat, sandals; although she is at times wistful and introspectively sad, there is also a sense of youthfulness	female	—	wears attire suitable for the beach through-out the play: bathing-suit, sun-glasses, hat, sandals; although she is at times wistful and introspectively sad, there is also a sense of youthfulness