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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?
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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?#1
Posted: 7/3/12 at 10:46am
I can't find any summaries anywhere online and missing this show is one of my biggest theater-going regrets. I'd appreciate it if someone could give me a thorough plot summary! And has anyone heard anything else about a potential Broadway run?
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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?#2
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:09am
There are two people. The a woman comes on. It's Vera Stark. One person knows her, one doesn't. Introductions are made. The end.
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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?#2
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:13am
Please excuse the gushing, but I have an SJB thing...
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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?#3
Posted: 7/3/12 at 11:17am
The plot summary on the blog above is pretty detailed, but at first glance, it seems to be missing the big reveal in the closing moments of the play, which is that Gloria and Vera are actually cousins and that Gloria has been "passing" her entire career.

In terms of a Broadway run, Robyn Goodman is attached commercially to the forthcoming production at the Geffen Playhouse in LA this fall (which Jo Bonney is directing again.) I've heard Lynn Nottage is going to continue working on the play there, and if it's received well, they're hoping it could transfer to Broadway in the spring.
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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?#4
Posted: 7/3/12 at 9:29pm
That is one gigantic spoiler. *******Did you hate the play that much?????
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Can someone spoil the plot of BY THE WAY, MEET VERA STARK for me?#5
Posted: 7/4/12 at 5:49pm
^ I'm sorry but did you read the title of this thread?


I would love for this show to transfer to Broadway eventually. The second act needs a lot of work.
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