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A Contemporary American’s Guide to a Successful Marriage © 1959

By Robert Bastron

Directed By Justin Munoz

When: March 17th at 3:00pm

At Big Idea Theatre – 1616 Del Paso Bvld, Sacramento CA

Rehearsals:  April 29th-June 13th

Performances: June 14th – July 13th  Thursdays, Fridays, Saturdays

Please bring a headshot and resume and be prepared to read scenes from the play.

A CONTEMPORARY AMERICAN'S GUIDE TO A SUCCESSFUL MARRIAGE © 1959

It’s the late 1950s.  It is a time of innocence and overly-helpful public service announcements; where all a young woman needs to be blissfully happy is a husband, a home, and a baby to love. Or so we were told. Hilarity ensues as two young couples embark on their lives together aided by the ever present, but perhaps misguided advice of a one eager public service announcer.  

Available roles:

Abby Lawrence- a bride of 18.  There is something about her beauty that you instantly sympathize with. 

Mason Lawrence Jr. - her husband of 18, he was the most popular boy in school.

Sheryl Howard - her older sister, 25.  She knows that she isn't as pretty as her sister.

Dorothy Peck - her mother, late 40s.  She hasn't progressed as fast as the world around her has.

Daniel Henry - an 18 year old groom.  A child prodigy.

Ruth Gundley - his 25-year-old bride.  She's slightly manipulative and the only child of a millionaire.

Brunhilde Henry - his mother, mid-50s.  She was born in Germany, and you can tell (also plays Ellen, a middle-aged nurse in final scene)

Henry Henry - his father, late 50s.  He lived in Germany even longer, and you can tell (also plays Doctor & Dr. Osborne)

Michael Henry - his brother, 21.  Very good-looking, very Aryan, and a constant failure (Also plays Jeremy, a gay nurse, in the final scene)

Evelyn Henry - Danny & Ruth's daughter.  Sweet and innocent.

Narrator - a la the voiceover narrators of those 1950s public service announcements and social guidance films.  He is the opposite of a Victorian child: only heard and never seen.

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