Jack of Diamonds
by Marcia Kash, Douglas E. Hughes

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120 minsPresent DayFlexible Cast SizeInterior SetContemporary Costumes/Street ClothesComedy

Synopsis

Jack is a former jeweller who made his living buying and selling diamonds via late-night TV ads.

He lives in a rather luxurious, privately-owned retirement home along with his fellow residents: the visually challenged techno-wizard Rose, the artistically gifted but forgetful Flora, and the narcoleptic beauty Blanche.

Unbeknownst to the four of them, however, the man to whom they’ve entrusted their life savings - a smooth-talking financial advisor named Barney Effward - has been arrested for bilking his clients out of their savings through a Ponzi scheme.

Faced with financial ruin, the four suddenly find themselves confronting the author of their miserable fate when Effward is unexpectedly delivered among them – along with several million dollars in diamonds.

Pandemonium ensues as the four retirees try to find a way to exact their revenge, recoup their losses, and keep the authorities from discovering their plans.

Characters

Character
Rose
Blanche
Flora
Wilf / Mortimer
Nurse Harper
Barney
Jack

Publication

PublisherSamuel French
Year2017
BindingPaperback
Pages115
ISBN-139780573705632
ISBN-100573705631

Jack of Diamonds is a comedy play written by Marcia Kash and published by Samuel French (2017).

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