Faithful
by Chazz Palminteri

Faithful

Synopsis

This comedy thriller revolves around a hitman and his target.

Tony, the cool killer, has his world turned upside down by Maggie, who planned to commit suicide on the night she was to be his victim.

Distraught over her failing marriage to Jack, whom she suspects is having an affair, Maggie learns that Jack hired Tony to kill her because he thinks she is unfaithful.

Tony's presence awakens Maggie's desire to live and she begins to fight for her life, coming at Tony from all angles.

She claims that she hired him because she didn't have the courage to kill herself and she tries to convince Tony to kill Jack instead.

A strange symbiotic relationship develops that propels the story through a series of violent and comical twists.

Jack's arrival pushes the tension and the pace up another notch.

He convincingly denies having hired Tony.

Roles and allegiances shift.

Who hired whom?

Is Tony a hitman?

Is Jack a cold blooded killer or just a cuckolded husband?

Are Tony and Maggie conspiring to extort money from Jack?

And ultimately, who will die?

Performance

Cast

A small cast size of 3 total roles, 1 female and 2 male roles.

Publication

Publisher
Samuel French
Year Published
1992
ISBN 10
0573693234
ISBN 13
9780573693236
Binding
Paperback
Print Length
75 pages
Place Published
New York
Language
English
LCCN
92214228
LCC
PS3566.A548 F34 1992
DCC
812/.54
Print
Faithful is a American play written by and published by Samuel French in New York, 1992. The print edition has an ISBN-13 of 9780573693236 and an ISBN-10 of 0573693234.

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