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Labor Pains

In this award winning comedy about the dubious honor of being a parent, a couple is caught off guard by the early onset of labor.

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Description

  • Short Play
  • Comedy
  • 10 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Set Requirements: Interior Set
  • Cautions: Mild Adult Themes

  • Performance Group:
  • College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, Professional Theatre
In this award winning comedy about the dubious honor of being a parent, a couple is caught off guard by the early onset of labor. They are not quite ready for this challenge and a delightful battle of the sexes ensues. This slice of life is as moving as it is comical with some marvelous material for scenes and monologues.

Published in Other Half.

Premiere Production: Labor Pains was first performed at the Gardner Stage in Hollywood, CA, on October 4, 1991.

Characters

  • Casting: 1M, 1F

  • EMILY GERRARD - an expectant mother
    ROBERT GERRARD - an expectant father

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    Labor Pains - an award winning comedy about the dubious honor of being a parent: a couple is caught off guard by the early onset of labor. They are not quite ready for this challenge and a delightful battle of the sexes ensues. This slice of life is as moving as it is comical with some marvelous material for scenes and monologues.

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