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Title: Rumors
Author(s): Neil Simon
Licensing Agent: Samuel French, Inc
Genre: Comedy
Length: Full
Male Roles: 5
Female Roles: 5
Extras: 0

Description: America's premier comic playwright delighted audiences with this out and out funny offering. Four couples are at the townhouse of a deputy New York City mayor and his wife to celebrate their tenth wedding anniversary. The party never begins because the host has shot himself in the head (it's only a flesh wound) and his wife is missing. His lawyer's cover up, gets progressively more difficult to sustain as the other guests arrive and nobody can remember who has been told what about whom. Doors slam and hilarity abounds as the couples get more and more crazed. Rumors is among the most popular plays for high school production according to the International Thespian Society.

Character Gender Role Size Min Age Max Age Description
Chris Gorman F Ensemble 35 50 Chris is a lawyer who has recently quit smoking. She tries to deal with the ever increasing stress of the situation with wisecracks, lying and alcohol. Christine Baranski won a Tony Award for this role. Very physical role.
Claire Ganz F Ensemble 35 50 Claire loves gossip and rumors whether she is hearing them or spreading them and tries her level best both to cope and keep up with the goings on throughout the evening. Very physical role.
Cookie Cusack F Ensemble 40 60 Cookie is the host of her own TV cooking show and suffers from constant and oddly painful back spasms. She is very quirky and often the last to grasp what is going on at any given moment. Very physical role.
Cassie Cooper F Ensemble 25 40 Cassie is sure that her husband, Glenn is having an affair and resorts to constant arguing, healing crystals and flirting to deal with the situation. Very physical role.
Officer Pudney F Ensemble 25 40 Pudney is Officer Welch's female partner who backs him up during the investigation.
Ken Gorman M Ensemble 35 50 Ken is Charley's lawyer and the catalyst for much of the action as he frantically tries to control the situation only to wind up temporarily deaf and often confused. Very physical role.
Lenny Ganz M Ensemble 35 50 Lenny is Charley's accountant who has sustained whiplash from an accident with his brand new car. He is at first an unwitting accomplice in the mayhem, but ultimately comes up with a plan to get everyone out of the mess when the police arrive. Very physical role.
Ernie Cusack M Ensemble 40 60 Ernie is Charley's analyst who is, at first, duped by the others into believing that nothing is wrong and happily offers to help with the cooking of dinner. As the evening's insanity progresses, the doctor becomes resolved to figure everything out. Very physical role.
Glenn Cooper M Ensemble 30 50 Glenn is running for State Senate and truly loves his wife. His main concern is keeping any scandal far away from his campaign and convincing his wife that he is not having an affair. Very physical role.
Officer Welch M Ensemble 30 50 Welch is a Sneden's Landing police officer investigating some suspicious activity. Skeptical, no-nonsense and practical, he questions the couples regarding the events of the evening.

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