Turkey Time
Ben Travers
Turkey in the Straw
by Jack Sharkey
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Synopsis
How can a trapped troupe of performers on the straw hat circuit salvage a Broadway bound turkey without the producer author discovering they're changing the show behind his back?
And how will the lovelorn set painter make the egotistic leading man fall for her?
He has a passion for his co star, a movie queen, he finagled into the show without the producer's knowledge.
And how can a heavy handed "message" musical about tolerance and love for aliens from other planets be turned into a smash hit in the show with in the show?
A bright, tuneful show you'll enjoy doing with sprightly dialogue and lyrics.
Themes one act plays american
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| BRENDA GILBERT Jill-of-all-backstage-trades |
| HARRISON FLINT theatrical producer/dramatist |
| TED HOSKINS almost-fully-risen young actor |
| CYNTHIA WENTWORTH film-star-turning-legitimate |
| HERB TRAVIS musical comedy composer |
| RAOUL DEVENANT temperamental set-designer |
| VANESSA GLINSKY even more temperamental dancer |
| MAGGIE wardrobe mistress |
| CONDUCTOR/BUS DRIVER/STAGE HAND/WITCH DOCTOR multiple role for one man |
Publication
Publisher Samuel French
Year 1979
Binding Paperback
Pages 107
Place New York
Language English
ISBN-13 9780573617218
ISBN-10 057361721X
LCC ML50S5395 T8
DCC 782.8/1/2
Turkey in the Straw is a American play written by Jack Sharkey and published by Samuel French in New York (1979).
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