My Old Lady
by Israel Horovitz

Name: My Old Lady
Brand: Israel Horovitz
SKU: 9780573629044
Rating: 3.73 (1 reviews)

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Highlights

Small Cast

Female

Male

105 minsPresent DayRole(s) for Senior Actor(s)Interior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesAmerican

What readers are saying

Readers love the emotional depth and humor of the play. Many find the characters richly developed and the storyline compelling, appreciating its blend of comedy and tragedy. The play has received high praise for its writing and character dynamics.

Emotional depth and humorRichly developed charactersCompelling storylineOne reviewer found it less engaging

Synopsis

Revised Edition, 2015 When a down on his luck middle aged man inherits an apartment in Paris, he plans to solve his financial woes by selling it.

He arrives on the doorstep and discovers, to his dismay, that the elderly woman living there has lifetime habitation rights under an arcane French law and she is not about to give them up.

Because he has no other place to go, she invites him to stay in the spacious apartment.

A spiral of friendship, romance with the old lady's outspoken daughter, and some uncomfortable revelations about his unmourned father affect all in this poignant play with strong roles for all three actors.

Press Reviews

"This production underlines the play's sadness without diluting the leavening touches of comedy that make it so satisfying."
— Wall Street Journal

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Mathilde Giffard 94; French; still beautiful.	—	—	94; French; still beautiful.
Chloe Giffard 55; French; still beautiful.	—	—	55; French; still beautiful.
Mathias "Jim" Gold 55; American; still handsome.	—	—	55; American; still handsome.