One Acts by Ethan Coen, Woody Allen, Elaine May Heading to Broadway

According to a casting notice, an upcoming Broadway production currently entitled THREE ONE ACTS is curently in the works. The production would feature pieces by Woody Allen, Ethan Coen and Elaine May: HONEYMOON HOTEL, TALKING CURE, and GEORGE IS DEAD respectively. The first rehearsal for the project would be held in August, and the show would open in an unannounced Broadway theatre in September. 

Details on the plays as revealed in the casting noticed are as follows:

TALKING CURE by Ethan Coen.

Doctor:
Man, 40s-50s. Present-day psychiatrist in a mental hospital, struggling to help his patient, Larry. Calm and rational.

Larry:
Jewish, mid 30s-40s. An emotionally dark and fragile former postal worker who is now a patient in a mental hospital. A fractured intellectual who is guarded, dangerous and at times belligerent. He has a unique perspective on life and logic. Can be plump but not necessary.

Wife:
Jewish mid 30s - early 50s. Married to Reuben, she wears the pants in the family. Pregnant, she is constantly bickering with her husband (in the 1950's).

Husband:
Jewish, 30s - early 50s. Married to Hildy, he is constantly bickering with his wife to the point of being driven over the edge. (in the 1950's). He has had it with her.

GEORGE IS DEAD by Elaine May.

Carla:
50s-60s. Daughter of Doreen's nanny. Middle class. A generous and kind woman who is constantly putting others before her own needs. A caretaker who is constantly looking to receive her mother's love and attention.

Michael:
50s-60s. Carla's husband. A high school History teacher, he is a bit self-absorbed and is tired of always being second with Carla and her family.

Carla's Mother:
Late 60s-80s. Carla's elderly mother and Doreen's former nanny. She is dismissive and has never been available to her own daughter.

Thomas Moran:
Male, 30s-50s. A funeral director. Polite and professional.

Doreen:
CAST. Auditioning performers will be considered as possible replacements, should any become necessary, and/or as understudy. 60s. Very wealthy, self-involved, self-centered woman whose second husband, George, has just died.

HONEYMOON MOTEL by Woody Allen.

Jerry Spector:
Jewish, 50s-60s. In love with his stepson's bride. Charismatic and compelling, he is indulgently philosophical. Unsuccessful novelist who is jealous of his stepson.

Nina Roth:
Jewish, 20s - early 30s. Attractive. Smitten with her groom's stepfather. Intelligent and pretty. She is someone who has never been impulsive until now. and uninhibited.

Eddie:
50s-60s. Jerry's concerned best friend. Rational, but has humor.

Judy Spector:
Jewish, 50s-60s. Jerry's wife. A ballbuster but loves both Jerry and her son Paul. Incredibly proud mother to Paul.

Sam Roth:
Jewish, 50s-60s. Nina's father. A good guy, he is kind and decent. A mensch.

Fay Roth:
Jewish, 50s-60s. Nina's mother. Flighty and ditzy. She has had two love affairs without regret. Affectionate to both her husband and daughter however one wonder if she loves her husband.

Rabbi Baumel:
Jewish man, 50s-70s. A man who loves the sound of his own voice.

Dr. Brill:
40s-60s. Jerry's psychiatrist, he thinks very highly of himself.

Sal:
Italian American, 20s-30s. Pizza delivery guy. Working-class and less educated than everyone else, but the smartest guy in the room.

Paul Jessup:
20s - early 30s. Jerry's stepson and Judy's son. Successful writer. Attractive, confident and intelligent. A mama's boy

 

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