Wild Mushrooms
by Anne M. Pié

Name: Wild Mushrooms
Brand: Anne M. Pié
SKU: 9780573662713
Rating: 4 (1 reviews)

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90 mins Present Day Ensemble Cast Interior Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

This present-day comedy set in the Bronx, revolves around life in the Benny Scrivente family as seen through the eyes of Benny's thirteen year-old son, Joey.

Benny is no match for Joey.

a gifted, wise-mouthed boy.

A widowed postal worker, Benny struggles to raise Joey and his two beautiful daughters, Dodie and Regina, hoping to marry them the old-fashioned Italian way so he can pursue his dream of opening a trattoria.

Sweet, simple-minded Dodie, lacking in the IQ department, (which drives Joey to his wit's end) is already engaged to Mario, a man of questionable character.

Sensual Regina prefers to play the field, much to Benny's consternation.

Joey, feeling neglected by them all, manages to attract more than just his family's attention.

He pens a literary masterpiece that borders on being an exposé.

Enter clairvoyant Aunt Rose, Benny's older sister.

She is a true eccentric and Joey's champion.

Her constant shower of predictions makes her a perpetual source of irritation to Benny.

Proud of her father's cooking, Dodie unwittingly invites the Mafia over for Sunday dinner, which sends Benny into a tizzy.

It's Aunt Rose's unorthodox hors d'oeuvres which pack the wallop that results in a happy ending.

Press Reviews

"Even as a mentalist and thought-reader, I had no idea the impact that your production, Wild Mushrooms, would have on me. I found it to be one of the most delightful and hilarious expositions of a dysfunctional family that I have seen in years."
— The Amazing Kreskin, ArcLight Theater, NYC

"It's a good thing that Everybody Loves Raymond, the long-running TV show has left the air becausue it could have serious competition from Wild Mushrooms. These characters are potential great sitcome figures with appropriate attitudes that should easily cover three or four seasons."
— Bob and Karen Issacs, Guilford Courier

"When dining with the Mob, what's on the menu may prove to be the difference between a miss and a hit. Wild Mushrooms is a look at the life in the Bronx and the wisdome of choosing one's friends - and perhaps relatives - most carefully. Aunt Rose manages to save the day and perhaps a few lives with un unorthordox choice of hors d'oeurves."
— Wes Wyse, NoHo

"Don't trip on your way to see Wild Mushrooms! Wild Mushrooms is the sweet story of the Scrivente family, and Italian-American group of Bronx residents with a penchant for incorrect word usage, complete sarcastic banter and clairvoyance. Wild Mushrooms is a complete package certainly well-worth the experience."
— Justin L. Smith, The Tolucan Times

"Take one frustrated father who has to postpone his own dreams until he has marrried off two daughters and sent his son to college, toss in an eccentric clairvoyant relative, mix in some Mafia-like compatriots, measure in a heaping cupful of male marriage-minded candidates and you have the recipe for a hoot and a a holler of hilairty."
— Middletown Press

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Joey Scrivente Average-looking thirteen or fourteen year old; intelligent, smart-mouthed; feels neglected by all.	—	—	Average-looking thirteen or fourteen year old; intelligent, smart-mouthed; feels neglected by all.
Dodie Attractive; naive, early twenties and sweetly innocent.	—	—	Attractive; naive, early twenties and sweetly innocent.
Regina Lovely, sensual, mid-twenties and eager in her pursuit of ecclectic suitors.	female	—	Lovely, sensual, mid-twenties and eager in her pursuit of ecclectic suitors.
Aunt Rose Older than brother Benny; colorful, flamboyant; an eccentric and a true clairvoyant.	male	—	Older than brother Benny; colorful, flamboyant; an eccentric and a true clairvoyant.
Eviel Kharren Attorney; ethnic, good-looking, business-like; late twenties, early thirties.	—	—	Attorney; ethnic, good-looking, business-like; late twenties, early thirties.
Mario Early 30's. Slick, suave, street savy.	—	30s	Early 30's. Slick, suave, street savy.
Angelo Pecornio Late 40's, early fifties; swaggering Mafiosa-type.	—	40s	Late 40's, early fifties; swaggering Mafiosa-type.
The Don Small in stature; elderly but totally endearing in his dotage.	male	—	Small in stature; elderly but totally endearing in his dotage.
Benny Scrivente Italian-looking; in his late forties or early fifties; overwhelmed with raising his uncooperative family.	male	—	Italian-looking; in his late forties or early fifties; overwhelmed with raising his uncooperative family.