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I Feel Swell

  • Henry Meyerson
  • Short Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
  • 2M, 2F
  • ISBN: 9780573660399

Learn what might have fueled Ethel Merman's boundless energy.

  • Short Play
  • Comedy
  • 10 minutes

  • Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Adult
  • Set Requirements: Bare Stage/Simple Set
  • Cautions: No Special Cautions

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Shoestring Budget
Learn what might have fueled Ethel Merman's boundless energy.

Published in the collection Fresh Brewed: Tales From the Coffee Bar.

Premiere Production: I Feel Swell premiered at Avery Point Playhouse, 1999, directed by James Alexander Bond. It was presented at The Producers Club, 2000, again directed by James Alexander Bond, and the Midtown International Theatre Festival, 2000, directed by Charles Armesto.
  • Casting: 2M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Color blind casting

  • THELMA - 30s; a speed talker
    CLYDE - 20s
    GRETEL - 20s
    HANSEL - 20s