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In the Rest Room at Rosenblooms

The women are wonderful characters...[the play does] an excellent job of balancing humor against the basically pathetic lives of the three main characters.

Minneapolis Tribune

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Description

  • Full Length Play
  • Comedy

  • Set Requirements: Interior Set

  • Accolades:
  • Winner! Southeastern Theatre Conference New Play Award
This contemporary comedy reveals the hopes, dreams and fears of three elderly ladies who spark their lonely lives by meeting daily in the rest room lounge of an outdated downtown department store, and the crazy/touching events that occur the day one of them is supposedly threatened.

There's Myrah, with a fighting spirit that totters into the absurd; Violet, a leftover from the days of elegance; and Winifred, a wisp of a woman who wanders in and out of reality. A steady stream of bizarre events occur as the ladies seek to protect Winifred from being taken away by her sister Clare, leading to a blockade of the rest room and a final triumph over those who would threaten their fragile freedom.
REVIEWS:

Hilarious one minute and surpisingly touching the next.

Gallery Theatre

Maybe the best comedy is the one that makes you cry. This Ludmilla Bollow script is an almost perfect example of the classic dramatic unities of time and place.

Neenah Post Crescent

It's comedy, but has very poignant moments in it as well.

Go-Erie.com

t get much better than that writingwise: check out William Shakespeare...

Appleton Post Crescent

The women are wonderful characters...[the play does] an excellent job of balancing humor against the basically pathetic lives of the three main characters.

Minneapolis Tribune

Visit to Rosenblooms is worth the trip. Quirky characters, punchy lines and light hearted humor.

Driftwood News

Characters

  • Casting: 4F
  • Casting Attributes: All Female

  • MYRAH - A bit loud. Slightly raunchy. In her 60's, and fighting every bit of advancing age.
    VIOLET - A cultured lady with a regal carriage that is a bit difficult to maintain. Late 70's.
    WINIFRED - A thin timorous woman, with the airy quality of a sunbeam. Early 60's.
    CLARE - Heavy set. Reddish hair in a non-fuss style. Thick-lensed glasses. Authoritative and officious. Mid 60's.
    PATRONS - Nine non-speaking roles. (Can be played by the same person, with quick changes or each can also be played separately.)
    TV VOICE - Offstage only.

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    This contemporary comedy reveals the hopes, dreams and fears of three elderly ladies who spark their lonely lives by meeting daily in the rest room lounge of an outdated downtown department store, and the crazy/touching events that occur the day one of them is supposedly threatened. There's Myrah, with a fighting spirit that totters into the absurd; Violet, a leftover from the days of elegance; and Winifred, a wisp of a woman who wanders in and out of reality. A steady stream of bizarre events occur as the ladies seek to protect Winifred from being taken away by her sister Clare, leading to a blockade of the rest room and a final triumph over those who would threaten their fragile freedom.

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