And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens
- Short Play, Drama, Contemporary
- 4M
- ISBN: 9780141188423
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays.
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Description
- Short Play
- Drama
- 40 minutes
- Time Period: Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
Candy Delaney is a successful New Orleans interior decorator and also a drag queen approaching "her" 35th birthday. On the rebound from a seventeen-year relationship, Candy has picked up a rough sailor, Karl, on whom she lavishes money. On the day of the dreaded birthday, Karl walks out and it's left to the two queens who live upstairs, Alvin and Jerry, to comfort Candy.
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays.
Part of the collection Mister Paradise and Other One Act Plays.
Premiere Production:
And Tell Sad Stories of the Death of Queens... premiered at the Kennedy Center in a production by the Shakespeare Theatre Company in Washington DC in April 2004 under the direction of Michael Kahn.
Characters
- Casting: 4M
- Casting Attributes: All Male
KARL
ALVIN KRENNING
JERRY JOHNSON
