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The Ballad of Gopher Gap
or... Sticky Fingers Won't Wash Author(s):
Tim Kelly
Bunco DeSneer (slicker than lard on hot cornbread) is salting the Spenawampum Mine in Gopher Gap with fake minerals. He hopes to snare rich Easterners looking for a good investment. He's aided in his dirty work by Flora Fourflusher, a phony assayer, and Slats, a stupid stagecoach driver. The other full-time resident is Crazy Nanette, whose only child disappeared years ago when she left it in a nice cool spot... under an ice wagon. When the suckers show up (including a waif, a judge, a newspaperwoman and the man-hungry Ottillie), Bunco wastes no time in fleecing them. But wait! Two unexpected visitors arrive: Rocky Romantic, a mountain man and "wilderness poet," and Verlinda Springblossom, a beauty. She's inherited the town from a distant relative (the best kind), Piute Pete. Verlinda doesn't believe in "robbing the earth," so she intends to close down the mine and open a hummingbird sanctuary. Naturally, Bunco will have none of this and the hilarity begins. This is a side-splitting romp that's overripe with cornball gags and puns, fast riotous action and fun roles.
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| Genre(s): | Comedy
Drama
Drama
Drama
| | Time Period(s): | Not Available | | Play Type: | Play | | Runtime: | 60 minutes | | Acts: | Not Available | | Set Complexity: | Not Available | | Set Information: | Not Available | | Year First Published: | Not Available | | Total Characters: | 11 | | Male Characters: | 5 | | Female Characters: | 6 | | Androgynous Characters: | Not Available | | Minimum Cast: | Not Available | | Maximum Cast: | Not Available | | Cost: | $4.75 Per Script ($35 Royalty Per Performance)
Royalty/cost information prone to change.
Please check with the publisher for the most accurate information. | | Publisher: | Pioneer Drama Service
Click on the publisher's name above for additional information, including updated prices. | | ISBN: | Not Available |
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