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Angry Young Man

A full-length comedy in verse for four women and four men
Two acts -- Single set, interior
running time: 1:50 + intermission

Angry Young Man takes Moliere's Le Misanthrope to NYC, where conniving uptown actors and self-righteous downtown virtuosos skirmish in rhyming verse over love, art, and big Hollywood parts.

Plot Summary

Frank's angry. He's a genius, or so he feels, but he hasn't worked as a director in ages. He's surrounded by phonies and mediocrity. He hates New York but can't bring himself to leave. But his greatest agony is the love of his life, Cecilia.

Cecilia's a young actress who's so close to stardom she can taste it. All she has to do is get the lead in a Hollywood "erotic thriller." Cecilia's success has earned her a batch of flatterers jockeying for her recommendation to her powerful agent. For some reason, Frank hates their guts.

Frank demands that Cecilia turn the movie down. She tells Frank that she'll turn the movie down, if Frank can be nice to her friends for just one night. Before that night is over, Frank and Cecilia test each other's principles, smash each other's dreams, and battle over the lines between the love of art, the love of fame, and the love of each other.

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Character Breakdown

FRANK, an out-of-work director. He's got a lot of problems.
PHIL, a philosophy major. Frank's best friend.
LAWRENCE, an actor's actor.
CECILIA, an actress. The focus of FRANK's attention.
ELLEN, a waiting-to-be-an-actress. CECILIA's sister.
RICHARD, an actor and a hanger-on to CECILIA.
DELILAH, a personal assistant and also a hanger-on to CECILIA.
XAVIERA, a successful soap-opera actress

All characters are in their 20s-early 30s, except Xaviera, who's in her late 30s-early 40s.

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Production History

Angry Young Man was first produced at the Shangri-La Theatre Festival in Manchester, VT, with the following cast:

FRANK	......................................	Robert Bruce McIntosh
CECILIA	......................................	Karen Zippler
PHIL	......................................	Michael Kaye
ELLEN	......................................	Michelle Zilles
LAWRENCE	......................................	Bryan Mason
RICHARD	......................................	Darren Fitzgerald
DELILAH	......................................	Cristin Paige
XAVIERA	......................................	Mary Ellen Robillard

The production was directed by Eric Olsen. Production Stage Manager: Scott Campbell. Executive Producers: R. Scott Olmstead & Bryan Mason

Angry Young Man was produced by the Imua! Theatre Company at the Currican Theater in New York City, with the following cast:

FRANK	......................................	Anthony Ruivivar
CECILIA	......................................	Lydia Raziul
PHIL	......................................	Jason Frost
ELLEN	......................................	Michelle Zilles
LAWRENCE	......................................	Kaipo Schwab
RICHARD	......................................	Brian Dusseau
DELILAH	......................................	Julie Rapoport
XAVIERA	......................................	Suzanne Pirret

The production was directed by Cristina Sales. Set design by Antje Ellermann. Costume design by Christianne Myers. Lighting design by James Michael Hultquist. Stage Manager: Julie Smith. Executive Producer: Hope Innelli.

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