Wise Women
by Ron Osborne

Name: Wise Women
Brand: Ron Osborne
SKU: 9780573633713
Rating: 3.67 (6 reviews)

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Highlights

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105 mins 1940s/WWII Ensemble Cast Interior Set Period Costumes Comedy

Synopsis

Wise Women - A Poignant Comedy in Two Acts.

It's almost Christmas, 1944.

In Knoxville, Tennessee, a frustrated mother with a secret and a teenage daughter with a dream take in two young roomers who work at a nearby bomb-making plant.

Both girls are asserting their independence, one in the company of servicemen, the other as a contestant in a Miss Bombshell U.S.A. competition, an action that puts her at odds with her father, a preacher in a small Virginia town.

Along the way, the teenage daughter, who worries more about rumors of an asteroid said to be streaking toward nearby Chattanooga than a vicious war raging around the world, bamboozles her mother into allowing her to attend a Frank Sinatra concert at the local USO.

When she brings home a young war-bound Marine as naive as herself, this colorful collection of characters is pulled apart, then mended with humor, romance, twists, turns and revelations.

As these women struggle, grow and ultimately succeed, at least for one fragile moment in time-they remind us that we're all "family" and, in each other's company, we may find ourselves.

Press Reviews

"Wise Women offers holiday warmth, laughs ... moving and funny."
— The Bristol Herald-Courier

"A charming, bittersweet comedy... a strong work for the holiday season."
— Washington County News

"Lively and believable characters in a delightful spicy-sweet story."
— Johnson City Press

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Rose 17; a bubbly teenager, lacking much common sense and bent on exploration; capable of manipulation	—	—	17; a bubbly teenager, lacking much common sense and bent on exploration; capable of manipulation
Sarah Ruth 20; a roomer in Florence’s home; a lovely young lady who is deeply conflicted, thus shy and naive to the point of appearing sweetly foolish at times	female	—	20; a roomer in Florence’s home; a lovely young lady who is deeply conflicted, thus shy and naive to the point of appearing sweetly foolish at times
Jiggs early 20s; a second roomer; a good person who doesn’t recognize her own goodness or value, and thus hides behind a mask of brashness	female	20s	early 20s; a second roomer; a good person who doesn’t recognize her own goodness or value, and thus hides behind a mask of brashness
Donnie 20 or so; Jiggs’ friend; an Army private, who appears brash, cocky, and just a bit crude	—	—	20 or so; Jiggs’ friend; an Army private, who appears brash, cocky, and just a bit crude
Howard 18; Rose’s friend; a shy enlisted Marine who, unlike Donnie, is respectful of women	—	—	18; Rose’s friend; a shy enlisted Marine who, unlike Donnie, is respectful of women
Florence mid-40s; Rose’s protective, loving, frustrated mother, whose losses and fears impact her life (as well as that of her daughter), especially at Christmas	female	40s	mid-40s; Rose’s protective, loving, frustrated mother, whose losses and fears impact her life (as well as that of her daughter), especially at Christmas