Nights in Hohokus
- Short Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 2M
- ISBN: 9780573623592
Manny and Lenny are wild and crazy guys who spend their time in a bar in Hohokus, New Jersey, complaining until Lenny wakes up one day and realizes he's got to do something with his life.
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Description
- Short Play
- Comedy
- 30 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes, Smoking
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
Manny and Lenny are wild and crazy guys who spend their time in a bar in Hohokus, New Jersey, complaining. Lenny wakes up one day and realizes he's got to do something with his life. He gets a job as a astroturf groomer at Giants Stadium, much to the dismay on Manny who claims he can't work because he has a metal sliver in his hand. Here is a funny and poignant look and what happens to a friendship when half of it grows up and moves on.
Published in New York Stories: Five Plays About Life in New York.
Published in New York Stories: Five Plays About Life in New York.
Premiere Production:
Nights in Hohokus was originally produced in New York by the Dragonfly Theatre Company, Lucas Walker, Artistic Director, at the Riverwest Theatre on June 17, 1987, under the direction of Angelo Tiffe. The Production Stage Manager was Leah Schneider.
Characters
- Casting: 2M
- Casting Attributes: All Male
MANNY - late 20s; a few years ago, he was probably the life of the party, now he's a chronic complainer. If he could set in this bar 24 hours a day, he would. He has a sliver of metal in his right hand. It's 1/16" long, by the way.
