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Problem-Solver, The

A weekend getaway runs awry thanks to incomplete lawn furniture set and a some reheated mayonnaise. Can five grown adults survive the chaos and dysfunction surmounting at their beach house?

  • 10 Minute Play
  • Comedy
  • 10 minutes

  • Time Period: Contemporary
  • Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences

  • Performance Group:
  • Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student
A weekend getaway runs awry thanks to incomplete lawn furniture set and a some reheated mayonnaise. Can five grown adults survive the chaos and dysfunction surmounting at their beach house?

Published in Ten Minutes Plays from the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Vol. 2.

Premiere Production: The Problem-Solver was first produced at Actors Theatre of Louisville on December 11, 1989. It was directed by Fred Major.
  • Casting: 3M, 2F
  • Casting Attributes: Color blind casting

PHIL - mid-20s, married to Megan
MEGAN - mid-20s, married to Phil
TINA - mid-20s, married to Jer
JER - mid-20s, married to Tina
KURT - mid-20s, friend of Phil's, not married to anyone