Genuine Article, The
- Short Play, Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 2M
- ISBN: 9780573628689
Published in Here, There, and Everywhere.
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Description
- Short Play
- Comedy
- 30 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Appropriate for all audiences
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Cautions: No Special Cautions
- Performance Group:
- Community Theatre, High School/Secondary, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Reader's Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups, College Theatre / Student, Senior Theatre
This jaunty comedy chronicles the misadventures of a rural con artist masquerading as a traveling faith healer and his none-too-bright sidekick. As they rehearse their chicanery just before a revival meeting, their duplicity turns to awe the bogus healer may be able to heal after all.
Published in Here, There, and Everywhere.
Published in Here, There, and Everywhere.
Premiere Production:
The Genuine Article was originally produced by Theatre Oxford in Oxford, Mississippi on September 18, 1997. The play was directed by Larry Kadlec.
Characters
- Casting: 2M
- Casting Attributes: All Male
BOB - Martin's assistant
