Clean (Cefaly)
- Short Play, Romantic Comedy, Dramatic Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 1M, 1F
- ISBN: 9780573705045
Lina, a worn out waitress, is having the "worst day of her life."
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Description
- Short Play
- Romantic Comedy, Dramatic Comedy
- 30 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: Strong Language
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
- Accolades:
- Winner! 2009 Silver Spring Stage One-Act Festival
Winner! Maryland One-Act Festival
Winner! Eastern States One-Act Festival
Lina, a worn out waitress, is having the "worst day of her life." She and Roberto, a quiet, unassuming dishwasher, and one who has admired her from afar, sit alone in the diner at midnight and share stories about their lonely lives.
Published in the collection Love is a Blue Tick Hound.
Premiere Production:
Clean premiered at Silver Spring Stage in Silver Spring, MD in 2009 where it won the Silver Spring Stage One-Act Festival. It was directed by Leta Hall.
Characters
- Casting: 1M, 1F
- Casting Attributes: Multicultural casting
- Casting Notes: Flexibility in casting is encouraged, especially in the areas of age-range and ethnicity.
ROBERTO - An immigrant. A dishwasher. Any age. A gentle soul, prone to bouts of exuberance. The part may be played as either Hispanic or Italian or any other language that is well-suited to the actor's dialect range. (As such, language substitution within the text is permissible.)
