The Other Half
Elda Cadogan
Half and Half
by James Sherman
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Synopsis
In Half and Half , James Sherman explores marriages past and present in two related one-act plays.
In the first act, set at a breakfast in 1970, the breadwinner husband reads the newspaper and the homemaker wife fries the eggs.
In act two, at a breakfast taking place this morning, the career-minded wife reads the paper and the stay-at-home husband cooks the frittata.
With his unique comic insight, Sherman looks at how husbands and wives accept and reject their roles, how their roles have changed and, how their roles just might be changing back.
The same three actors portray the age appropriate roles in each act, creating an interesting parallel between the two generations, making for a very poignant comedy about marriage.
Press Reviews
"A smart, telling comedy about married life...Filled with wit and biting humor."
— ChicagoCritic.com
"His comic dialogue is sharp and his investigation of marital malaise should send a shock of recognition through many spectators."
— Copley News
"It's an entertaining mind bender about a groovy kind of love...Sherman scrutinizes the social attitudes and gender roles between the comparable but very different household environs in 1970 and 2005."
— Tuscon Sentinel
Characters
| Character |
|---|
| Lucy their fifteen year old daughter.ACT IILUCY |
| Jeremy her husband |
| Katie their fifteen year old daughter |
| Stewart her husband. |
Publication
Half and Half is a comedy play written by James Sherman and published by Samuel French .
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