THERE’S NO PLACE LIKE HOME
by Michael Wanzie
Jewish Guilt Catholic Scandal Hi-Camp Comedy
"Divided into three acts loosely based on the singular concept of "home" – sometimes sharing actors, but never sharing tone – “There's No Place Like Home” succeeds in ways something this disjointed shouldn’t." - Watermark Media
Act 1: A Krig Brews in Brooklyn
A Jewish woman must convince her aging mother to move into an assisted living facility following the death of her sister.
Act 2: Not in my Father’s House
After a former altar boy meets with tragedy, his childhood friend returns to the church with pointed questions for their old pastor, while simultaneously seducing him.
Act 3: The End of the Rainbow
As she overdoses on drugs, Judy Garland hallucinates a visit to a post-apocalyptic Land of Oz and discovers the unimaginable results of the carbon footprint she left behind as Dorothy from Kansas.
These three short plays are performed back-to-back under the unifying title, "There No Place Like Home." Together the three one-acts create a theatrical montage of colorful characters in divergent circumstances all struggling to maintain a sense of home, with a little prescription drug abuse thrown in for good measure.
Jewish guilt.
Catholic scandal.
Hi-camp comedy.
4 Actors: 2 Female / 2 Male
Standard Amateur Royalties:
All three playlets performed under the title
There’s No Place Like Home
$75 per performance
A Krig Brews In Brooklyn performed as a stand-alone short play
$25 per performance
Not in My Father's House performed as a stand-alone short play
$35 per performance
The End of the Rainbow performed as a stand-alone short play
$35 per performance