Flemming
by Sam Bobrick

Name: Flemming
Brand: Sam Bobrick
SKU: 9780573662485
Rating: 3 (11 reviews)

Highlights

Medium Cast

Female

Male

90 minsPresent DayStrong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)Interior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican Mystery Comedy

What readers are saying

Readers appreciate the fun and madcap nature of the play, with its film noir influences and comedic elements. Many enjoy the opportunities for engaging lighting and sound effects, contributing to the overall theatrical experience. However, some find that certain characters can be annoying and note that the play may not have aged well.

Fun madcap atmosphereEngaging lighting and sound effectsWell-executed running gagsSome characters are annoyingMay not have aged well

Synopsis

Comedic Drama / 5m 3f / InteriorBored by his privileged but mundane life Henry Flemming sells his lucrative brokerage firm to become a detective.

On his very first case and to the horror of his wife Karen and his two crazy neighbors Suzy and Stan the Flemming living room begins to fill up with dead bodies.

Karen is further annoyed when one of them turns out to be her father.

Even though Henry keeps showing up at home every day more disheveled and beaten up he couldn't be happier.

ThemesMLCS 2010/41206 (P)Private investigators PS3552.O26 Private investigators--Connecticut--Drama

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Karen Flemming Henry's wife. In her late thirties.	female	—	Henry's wife. In her late thirties.
Stan Spencer The Flemming's pain-in-the-neck neighbor. Mid-forties.	—	—	The Flemming's pain-in-the-neck neighbor. Mid-forties.
Suzy Spencer Stan's long suffering wife. Mid-thirties.	female	—	Stan's long suffering wife. Mid-thirties.
Walter Larsen Karen's father. In his mid-sixties.	male	—	Karen's father. In his mid-sixties.
Lieutenant Davis A plainclothes cop. In his late thirties.	male	—	A plainclothes cop. In his late thirties.
Miss Havenhurst A sweet young thing who's had a tough life. Late-twenties.	—	—	A sweet young thing who's had a tough life. Late-twenties.
Vito Mardigian A tough, threatening hoodlum. In his late thirties.	male	—	A tough, threatening hoodlum. In his late thirties.
Henry Flemming Our hero. An unassumming man in his mid-forties.	male	—	Our hero. An unassumming man in his mid-forties.