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Seniors of the Sahara

"Seniors of the Sahara is a comedy for the whole family."

Montgomery Newspapers

"There are plenty of laughs to be had."

The Review

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy
  • 120 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day
  • Target Audience: Adult, Appropriate for all audiences, Senior
  • Set Requirements: Unit Set/Multiple Settings
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Reader's Theatre, Senior Theatre
Sylvia Goldberg, a respectable retired New Jersey school teacher, brings home more than just souvenirs upon returning from her grandson’s wedding in Israel. Sylvie’s troubles begin when she realizes that the old teapot she purchased at an outdoor market is actually a priceless relic containing a geriatric genie “Eugene” with a bad back and a penchant for vodka and V8.

Keeping Eugene a secret from her three best friends, Mabel, Thelma and Fannie, proves to be nearly as difficult as protecting herself from Eugene’s former master who follows Sylvie home and threatens her at knifepoint. Be careful what you wish for Sylvie Goldberg! You never know, it might come true.

Seniors of the Sahara is a magical romantic comedy for seniors and “juniors” of all ages.
REVIEWS:

Seniors of the Sahara is a comedy for the whole family.

Montgomery Newspapers

There are plenty of laughs to be had'

The Review

An imaginative piece.

Chestnut Hill Local
Premiere Production: Seniors of the Sahara was first produced by The Old Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in September 2007 and since then has been performed in theaters and by senior groups across the USA and beyond.

Characters

  • Casting: 4M, 4F
  • Casting Attributes: Color blind casting
  • Casting Notes: The role of the Master of Ceremonies may be played by a woman in which case the cast would comprise 5 women and two or three men. (The roles of Herman and Refik may be played by the same actor or by two different actors.)

  • Sylvie, Mabel, Fannie and Thelma are fun loving and high spirited retirees.

  • Savalas is the 'bad guy' - 30s-50s

  • Herman/Refik is also of retirement age (unless Refik is played by a different actor in which case he may be a bit younger.)

  • "Eugene" (Genesis Elijia Nefarious Ivan Ethopia the Twelfth) is a loveable geriatric genie with a bad back and a penchant for vodka and V8.

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    Sylvia Goldberg, a respectable retired New Jersey school teacher, brings home more than just souvenirs upon returning from her grandson’s wedding in Israel. Sylvie’s troubles begin when she realizes that the old teapot she purchased at an outdoor market is actually a priceless relic containing a geriatric genie “Eugene” with a bad back and a penchant for vodka and V8. Keeping Eugene a secret from her three best friends, Mabel, Thelma and Fannie, proves to be nearly as difficult as protecting herself from Eugene’s former master who follows Sylvie home and threatens her at knifepoint. Be careful what you wish for Sylvie Goldberg! You never know, it might come true. Seniors of the Saharais a magical romantic comedy for seniors and “juniors” of all ages.

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