Psychic, The
- Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 4M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573698842
"The play's clever, Pirandello-esque twists make for a pleasant divertissement...satisfyingly unpredictable."
LA Times
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 90 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Mild Adult Themes
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Outdoor, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Winner! 2011 Mystery Writers of America Edgar Allen Poe Awards – Best Play!
"Psychic Readings $25." The sign soon draws the interest of the lovely and conflicted Laura, her shady husband, Roy, Roy's mistress, Rita, a gangster named Johnny Bubbles, and ace Detective Norris Coslow.
REVIEWS:
"The play's clever, Prandello-esque twists makes for a pleasant divertissement... satisfyingly unpredictable."
LA Times
"Surprise plot twists, and all-around hilarity. It's one of the best original comedies I've seen!"
StageSceneLA
"A delightful murder mystery adventure... many humorous, suspenseful, unexpected twists and turns... Bobrick shows his innate ability with this play's sharp wit and impeccable comedic timing... audiences... will savor the suspense and surprises that The Psychic delivers."
Tolucan Times
"The Psychic is a laugh-filled unexpectedly entertaining ride that gratifies copiously from moment to moment. A definite must see."
Broadway World
"Engaging, surprising, clever and funny!"
Examiner
"There were a few times when the audience wasn't in hysterics, and Bobrick's hilarious one-liners and snappy dialogue deserve all the credit."
Burbank Leader
The Psychic premiered at the Falcon Theatre in Burbank, California on March 26, 2010. The play was directed by Susan Morgenstern.
Cast:
ADAM WEBSTER - Jeffrey Cannata
LAURA BENSON - Dana Green
ROY BENSON - Cyrus Alexander
Characters
- Casting: 4M, 2F
- Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle)
ADAM WEBSTER - a mystery writer in his early thirties
LAURA BENSON - an attractive woman in her early thirties
ROY BENSON - Laura's shady husband in his mid-thirties
RITA MALONE - Roy's sexy girlfriend in her twenties
JOHNNY BUBBLES - a gangster in his late thirties
NORRIS COSLOW - an NYPD Detective in his forties
Available Material
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Psychic, The Script
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The Psychic follows the chaotic life of Adam Webster, a down-on-his-luck writer, who has put a sign in his apartment window, in despertation to make the rent: 'Psychic Readings $25.'The sign soon draws the interest of the lovely and conflicted Laura, her shady husband, Roy, Roy's mistress, Rita, a gangster named Johnny Bubbles, and ace Detective Norris Coslow.In the surprising twists that follow The Pyschic entangles Adam in a hilarious murder mystery that you won't want to miss! |
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