See You in Bells
- Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day, 1980s, Contemporary
- 7M, 8F, 1M or F
- ISBN: 9780874403121
The mother of the bride has every reason to panic. Three generations of Bower family weddings - three inexplicable disasters. But peacemaking brother Brian is determined to end the family curse.
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Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 75 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, 1980s, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Cautions: Alcohol, Open Flame
- Performance Group:
- Shoestring Budget, Community Theatre, Church / Religious Groups
The mother of the bride has every reason to panic. Three generations of Bower family weddings - three inexplicable disasters. Now, with the church building falling down, half the wedding party AWOL, and the bride’s sisters still fighting over what happened at the LAST family wedding, daughter Jenna’s nuptials seem hopelessly doomed. But peacemaking brother Brian is determined to end the sisters’ feud - and the family curse. All he needs is to stage a rip-roaring intervention… and pray it turns divine!
Premiere Production:
See You in Bells was first performed by the Acts of God Drama Ministry at Ingomar United Methodist Church on October 25, 2007.
Characters
- Casting: 7M, 8F, 1M or F
- Casting Attributes: Local Celebrity Cameo, Features Teens, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Color blind casting
- Casting Notes: Boy and girls are teenagers. Non-gender adult is a cameo role for a minister.
DICK BOWER, MD - father of the Bride, 60ish, a devoted father and husband; but the women in his life drive him nuts
BARBARA BOWER - mother of the Brise, 60ish, a born worrier; all she wants is for everything to be perfect, and for no one to be hospitalized
BRIAN BOWER - brother of the Bride, early 40s, the long-suffering peacemaker of the family; will risk anything to stop his sisters' feud, including hospitalization
DEB BOWER - sister of the Bride, early 40s, a successful, career-driven, take-no-prisoners businesswoman who HAS NO SISTER other than the bride
CAT BOWER - sister of the bride, early 40s, a willful, mischievous, and sometimes irrational free spirit; is strangely unrepentant at ruining Deb's entire life
Supporting Roles
JENNA BOWER - the Bride, mid-late 20s, the beloved baby of the family, whom everyone wants to protect, and whom everyone underestimates
SCOTT SANDERS - the Groom, mid-late 20s, honest and patient; he can tolerate any number of insane in-laws, but would prefer to skip straight to the honeymoon
NADINE APPLEBY - wedding coordinator, 60ish, Barb's longtime friend; quirky, sentimental, devoted, meddlesome... and just a tad bit malicious
PAUL MYERS - Best Man, late 30s/early 40s, uncle of the Groom; intelligent, witty, dryly sarcastic and -- unlike everyone else -- not intimidated by Deb
YOUNG BRIAN - a flashback to the late 70s/early 80s, teenager
YOUNG DEB - a flashback to the late 70s/early 80s, teenager
YOUNG CAT - a flashback to the late 70s/early 80s, teenager
Opportunities with Lesser Time Commitment
JIM SANDERS - father of the Groom, 50ish; just wants to get back to his workshop -- and away from Dolores
DOLORES SANDERS - mother of the Groom, 50ish; LOVES weddings, and things Jim should too
KEVIN STILLS - Deb's erstwhile fiance, a.k.a. pond scum;40ish
THE MINISTER - non-speaking cameo in the finale
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The mother of the bride has every reason to panic. Three generations of Bower family weddings - three inexplicable disasters. Now, with the church building falling down, half the wedding party AWOL, and the bride’s sisters still fighting over what happened at the LAST family wedding, daughter Jenna’s nuptials seem hopelessly doomed. But peacemaking brother Brian is determined to end the sisters’ feud - and the family curse. All he needs is to stage a rip-roaring intervention… and pray it turns divine! |
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