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The Movie Game
Author(s):
Adam Hummel
Co-Winner of the 2002 Mark Twain Comedy Writing Award, THE MOVIE GAME is the story of Jack Goldberg, an unemployed "cinephile" who has found himself in a pre-mid-life crisis. Disenchanted with his weekly custom of meeting life-long friend Sam (Samantha) at a condemned neighborhood movie theater for Chinese take-out, Jack decides the time has come for a drastic change. In an attempt to shake the rut he is in, Jack agrees to see the "therapist to the stars," Dr. Seuz, after his overbearing mother schedules an appointment for him. Seuz soon convinces Jack that, in order for him to move on with his life, he must undergo a radical type of therapy that forces Jack to play the leading man in his own romantic comedy. What begins as an informal, albeit unconvential excercise, soon escalates to include an over-the-top director, a supporting cast of Jack's mother and father, and a love interest . . . played by Jack's bookish sister. Meanwhile, Jack, unsure of his therapist's sanity, takes matters into his own hands after meeting and falling in love with the beautiful, yet regrettably engaged Maggie. But Sam envisions a different ending to Jack's movie, an ending that puts her in Jack's arms instead of Maggie. Through a script that combines humor and heart, laughter and love, the audience is treated to a modern romantic comedy for the stage that tips its hat to pop culture and plays homage to such classic films as THE PHILADELPHIA STORY, ANNIE HALL, and WHEN HARRY MET SALLY.
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
| | Time Period(s): | Post-Modern 1990 - present
| | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | 100 minutes | | Acts: | 2 | | Set Complexity: | Average | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | 2003 | | Total Characters: | 9 | | Male Characters: | 5 | | Female Characters: | 4 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | $5.95
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Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Dramatic Publishing
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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