Beau Jest (9 page)
Authors: James Sherman
STAGE PRE-SETS
| PROP | CHARACTER | PLACEMENT |
|---|---|---|
| Answering | Bob | SR bookshelf |
| machine | ||
| Telephone | Bob/Sarah | SR shelf |
| Checkbook | Sarah | SR bookshelf |
| Pen | Sarah | w/checkbook |
| Candy dish w/ | SL end coffee | |
| M&M’s | table | |
| Candy dish with | SR end coffee | |
| snack mix | table | |
| Tablecloth | Dining table | |
| Bottle of | SR end dining | |
| burgundy wine | table | |
| Corkscrew | Joel | SR end of dining |
| table | ||
| Basket flowers | Sarah | Cntr dining table |
| 2 chairs | Sarah | L & R of bay |
| window | ||
| 3 chairs | L & R of C | |
| dining table | ||
| Trench coat | Chris | On SL dining |
| chair | ||
| Tray w/5 cups & | Cntr on window | |
| saucers/ | seat | |
| creamer/sugar |
OFFSTAGE PRE-SETS
| Tie box | Sarah | Off bedroom |
| 110 camera | Bob | Off bedroom |
| w/flash | ||
| Kaufman bag | Abe | Off front door |
| w/challah | ||
| Glass casserole | Abe | Off front door |
| w/foil cover | ||
| Bowl of haroset | Miriam | Off front door |
SIDEBOARD PRE-SET
| 2) 5 place settings of silver | Top middle drawer |
| 10 folded cloth napkins | Tor right drawer |
| 2 new sabbath candlers | Top L drawer |
| 3 while kepahs | Top L drawer |
| Box of long matches | Top L drawer |
| 5 dinner plates | #1 shelf middle |
| 5 salad plates | # 1 shelf middle |
| colfee thermos w/coffee | # I shelf right |
| 5 wine glasses | # 2 shelf middle |
| 5 water glasses | #2 shelf middle |
| 2 gold candlesticks | # 2 shelf right |
| 2 leaded candlesticks w/8” tapers | #2 shelf left |
| Act III centerpiece | Lower cabinet left |
| Act III table cover | Lower cabinet left |
| Act III book for coffee table | Lower cabinet left |
SEDER SET FOR ACT II
| 5 Hagaddahs | # 2 middle drawer |
| 5 place settings silver | “ |
| 5 dinner plates | “ |
| 5 folded cloth napkins | “ |
| 5 wine glasses | ” |
| 5 water glasses | “ |
| 5 saltwater dishes | “ |
| Elijah goblet | “ |
| Telephone beeper | “ |
OFFSTAGE PROP TABLE
| Silver tray w/round challah | Sarah |
| Box w/tie in bag | Joel |
| 3 plates w/slice of birthday cake | Miriam |
| 5 wine glasses | Crew |
| Silver plate w/3 matzah and folded napkin | Sarah |
| Tray w/4 sm bowls/ 1 spoon (2 have haroset, 2 have horseradish) | Sarah |
| Seder plate w/fake chicken leg/fake egg/fake length of horseradish root, parsley to be placed at break | Crew |
| Bottle Karmel wine (no cork) | Crew |
| 2 vodka glasses | Bob |
| Pitcher water | Bob |
| Chris’ present | Chris |
| 2 trays | Sarah |
ACT I - ACT II
Strike:
Dining table centerpiece
All dishes from table
Gift bag from backstage
Candy and snack mix from coffee table
Set
# 2 drawer of sideboard for seder
2 candles to dining table
3 kcpahs
Karmel wine to dining table
Beeper under C chair of dining table
Fill salt dishes and glasses with water
vodka glasses and water pitcher off kitchen
Chris trench coat sofa arm SL
seder plate to #1 shelf sideboard with parsley
casserole to off front door
ACT II - ACT III
Strike
All dishes, glasses, napkins, etc from seder
2 vodka glasses
haroset tray and spoon
Chris present to Sarah
Set
Act III table cover
centerpiece
sideboard 5 plates
5 salad plates
5 wine glasses
2 trays for effect of oven off K
casserole off front door
THE OFFICE PLAYS
Two full length plays by Adam Bock
THE RECEPTIONIST
Comedy / 2m., 2f. Interior
At the start of a typical day in the Northeast Office, Beverly deals effortlessly with ringing phones and her colleague’s romantic troubles. But the appearance of a charming rep from the Central Office disrupts the friendly routine. And as the true nature of the company’s business becomes apparent, The Receptionist raises disquieting, provocative questions about the consequences of complicity with evil.
“...Mr. Bock’s poisoned Post-it note of a play.”
- New York Times
“Bock’s intense initial focus on the routine goes to the heart of
The Receptionist’s
pointed, painfully timely allegory... elliptical, provocative play...”
-
Time Out New York
THE THUGS
Comedy /2m,
6f /
Interior
The Obie Award winning dark comedy about work, thunder and the mysterious things that are happening on the 9th floor of a big law firm. When a group of temps try to discover the secrets that lurk in the hidden crevices of their workplace, they realize they would rather believe in gossip and rumors than face dangerous realities.
“Bock starts you off giggling, but leaves you with a chill.”
- Time Out New York
“... a delightfully paranoid little nightmare that is both more chillingly realistic and pointedly absurd than anything John Grisham ever dreamed up.”
- New York Times
THE SCENE
Theresa Rebeck
Little Theatre / Drama / 2m, 2f / Interior Unit Set
A young social climber leads an actor into an extra-marital affair, from which he then creates a full-on downward spiral into alcoholism and bummery. His wife runs off with his best friend, his girlfriend leaves, and he’s left with... nothing.
“Ms. Rebeck’s dark-hued morality tale contains enough fresh insights into the cultural landscape to freshen what is essentially a classic boy-meets-bad-girl story.”
- New York Times
“Rebeck’s wickedly scathing observations about the sort of self-obsessed New Yorkers who pursue their own interests at the cost of their morality and loyalty.”
-
New York Post
“The Scene is utterly delightful in its comedic performances, and its slowly unraveling plot is thought-provoking and gut wrenching.”
-
Show Business Weekly
THE MUSICAL OF MUSICALS (THE MUSICAL!)
Music by Eric Rockwell
Lyrics by Joanne Bogart
Book by Eric Rockwell and Joanne Bogart
2m, 2f / Musical / Unit Set
The Musical of Musicals (The Musical!)
is a musical about musicals! In this hilarious satire of musical theatre, one story becomes five delightful musicals, each written in the distinctive style of a different master of the form, from Rodgers and Hammerstein to Stephen Sondheim. The basic plot: June is an ingenue who can’t pay the rent and is threatened by her evil landlord. Will the handsome leading man come to the rescue? The variations are: a Rodgers & Hammerstein version, set in Kansas in August, complete with a dream ballet; a Sondheim version, featuring the landlord as a tortured artistic genius who slashes the throats of his tenants in revenge for not appreciating his work; a Jerry Herman version, as a splashy star vehicle; an Andrew Lloyd Webber version, a rock musical with themes borrowed from Puccini; and a Kander & Ebb version, set in a speakeasy in Chicago. This comic valentine to musical theatre was the longest running show in the York Theatre Company’s 35-year history before moving to Off-Broadway.
“Witty! Refreshing! Juicily! Merciless!”
- Michael Feingold,
Village Voice
“A GIFT FROM THE MUSICAL THEATRE GODS!”
“Real Wit, Real Charm! Two Smart Writers and Four Winning
Performers! You get the picture, it’s GREAT FUN!”
-
The New York Times
“Funny charming and refreshing!
It hits its targets with sophisticated affection!”
- New York Magazine