Sunset Park
by Marley Sims, Elliot Shoenman

Name: Sunset Park
Brand: Marley Sims
SKU: 9780573696039
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

Sunset Park Book Cover — Sunset Park Cover

Highlights

Female

Male

Comedy

Synopsis

Sunset Park is a contemporary comedy/drama that takes place in Brooklyn, New York.

The main character is Evelyn Horowitz, a widow in her seventies who lives by herself and is a part-time teacher.

Her apartment building is going co-op, but she can't afford to buy in and cannot, by law, be asked to leave.

When, her middle-aged children, Carol and Roger, hear about it, they realize that there's money to be made in the long run: a long-term tenant has to be offered the apartment at a below market-value price and, eventually, the place can be "flipped" for a sizable profit.

And that's when the problems start – when money enters the picture, conflicts arise and old secrets come out.

Press Reviews

"Vet TV scripters Marley Sims and Elliot Shoenman have fashioned a deeply moving, often comical excursion into the life of an aging Brooklyn widow who must overcome the ghosts of her past before she can deal with the self-serving agendas of her two combative middle-aged children...The Sims/Shoenman thematic throughline provides a poignant, deeply personal glimpse into the dilemma the elderly and their adult children."
— Variety

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Rose mid-70's, widowed, down-to-earth, in failing health	—	70s	mid-70's, widowed, down-to-earth, in failing health
Carol 50-ish, a single mother, high strung and neurotic	female	—	50-ish, a single mother, high strung and neurotic
Roger late 40's, married, children, ambitious yet practical	—	40s	late 40's, married, children, ambitious yet practical
Evelyn mid-70's, widowed, acerbic, reasonably healthy	—	70s	mid-70's, widowed, acerbic, reasonably healthy