Ken Ludwig's Be My Baby
- Full Length Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- 3M, 3F
- ISBN: 9780573651052
Playwright Ken Ludwig is to contemporary domestic stage comedy what Arthur Miller was to the dramatic theater of his time...With Be My Baby, he may have unlocked the mystery of filling theater seats.
Contra Costa Times
Description
- Full Length Play
- Comedy
- 120 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary, New Millennium/21st Century
- Target Audience: Pre-Teen (Age 11 - 13), Teen (Age 14 - 18), Senior, Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set, Exterior Set, Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- Large Stage, Dinner Theatre, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Senior Theatre
They are brought together when his ward marries her niece. Then, when the young couple decides to adopt a new born baby, the older couple has to travel 6,000 miles to California to pick up the child and bring her safely home to Scotland. The problem is, John and Maude despise each other. To make matters worse, they get stranded in San Francisco for several weeks and are expected to jointly care for the helpless newborn.
There they form a new partnership and learn some startling lessons about life and love.
REVIEWS:
Funny, filled with laughs and a whole lot of fun!
Contra Costa Times
Hilarious!
Variety
A gentler brand of comedy … It’s a pleasure to encounter a comedy about two mature individuals. [I]t’s perfect.
The Houston Chronicle
Playwright Ken Ludwig is to contemporary domestic stage comedy what Arthur Miller was to the dramatic theater of his time...With 'Be My Baby,' he may have unlocked the mystery of filling theater seats.
Contra Costa Times
The 'don’t miss' show of the season, a funny, feel-good kind of show that makes you warm all over.
Southwest News
Packs a memorable, quiet punch for theatergoers.
The Houston Press
Be My Baby had it's world premiere at the Alley Theatre, Gregory Boyd, Artist Director; Terrance Dwyer, Managing Director, on September 30, 2005.
Characters
- Casting: 3M, 3F
- Casting Attributes: Local Celebrity Cameo, Parts for Senior Actors, Expandable casting, Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Color blind casting
MAUD KINCH
CHRISTY MCCALL
JOHN CAMPBELL
MALE ENSEMBLE
FEMALE ENSEMBLE
Available Material
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Be My Baby (Ludwig) Script
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The play tells the story of John, an irascible Scotsman and an uptight English woman, Maude, both in their late 50s, who take on the journey of a lifetime. They are brought together when his ward marries her niece. Then, when the young couple decides to adopt a new born baby, the older couple has to travel 6,000 miles to California to pick up the child and bring her safely home to Scotland. The problem is, John and Maude despise each other. To make matters worse, they get stranded in San Francisco for several weeks and are expected to jointly care for the helpless newborn. There they form a new partnership and learn some startling lessons about life and love. |
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