Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks
- Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century, Contemporary
- 1M, 1F
- ISBN: 9780573602795
Thoughtful, razor sharp, charming, funny and genuinely moving.
Hollywood Reporter
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult, Senior
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Church / Religious Groups, Senior Theatre
Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the wife of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to profound compatibility as they swing dance, tango, foxtrot, and cha-cha while sharing barbs and intimacies along with the dance steps. During the sixth lesson, Lily reveals a closely guarded secret -- she is terminally ill -- and Michael shares his greatest gifts -- loyalty and compassion. As Michael takes Lily in his arms on their final meeting, they both transcend fear and mortality while the sun sets on their last dance.
REVIEWS:
'> 'A wonderful combination of comedy and bittersweet drama' – UPI'As valuable as gold
Miami Herald
A delight... Impossible to resist!
Sydney Morning Herald
'> 'Very moving. Very Human. Very Funny' – London Sunday Telegraph 'Very funny. Unanimously acclaimed!
Der Standard
'>'Positively moving. Sweeps you away!
Hatzag
'>'Explosive and Hilarious.' – Melbourne Herald Sun 'Standing Ovations!' – Variety'Ingenious, tender, and very funny.
Galan
'>'Thoughtful, razor sharp, charming, funny and genuinely moving' – Hollywood Reporter 'A joy to watch!
The New York Post
Six Dance Lessons in Six Weeks received its world premiere in 2001 at the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. It received its East Coast premiere in 2003 on Broadway at the Belasco Theatre.
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 1F
- Casting Attributes: Parts for Senior Actors, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
LILY HARRISON - a lovely, well-dressed woman of 72.
MICHAEL MINETTI - an attractive man of 45 trying to look 35.
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This extremely popular two-character comedy/drama has enjoyed tremendous success both nationally and internationally since it premiered with Uta Hagen and David Hyde Pierce. Lily, an aging but formidable retiree, hires Michael, an acerbic dance instructor, to give her dance lessons in her condo in St. Petersburg Beach, Florida. Antagonism between a gay man and the wife of a Southern Baptist minister gives way to profound compatibility as they swing dance, tango, foxtrot, and cha-cha while sharing barbs and intimacies along with the dance steps. During the sixth lesson, Lily reveals a closely guarded secret -- she is terminally ill -- and Michael shares his greatest gifts -- loyalty and compassion. As Michael takes Lily in his arms on their final meeting, they both transcend fear and mortality while the sun sets on their last dance. |
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