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Synopsis
We’ve all seen that lone shopping cart sitting on the edge of a parking lot. Who goes and gets it, and who brings it home? The cart wrangler, of course. And in this case, the Old Cart Wrangler is 75 years old retiree who has returned to work at the Mart, looking for a little adventure, maybe just something to do, when he catches up with Cart 437—a shopping cart that might lead him all around the world or, at least, all around The Great Parking Lot.
Comprised of three 15 minute sections, The Old Cart Wrangler's Saga is brimming with easy humor, fantasy, and wisdom.
Show Information
- Book
- Brian Price
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Thirteen Plus (PG-13)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- First Produced
- 2006
- Genres
- Comedy, Satire
- Settings
- Contemporary, Simple/No Set
- Time & Place
- America, Present Day
- Cast Size
- small
- Licensor
- See CONTEXT AND/OR LINKS TAB
- Ideal For
- College/University, Community Theatre, Star Vehicle Male, All-Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Elderly Characters, Small Cast
Context
First performed by David Ossman, of the legendary 1960-70s comedy troupe, The Firesign Theatre.
Review: _This audiobook is a performance of David Ossman, formerly of the The Firesign Theatre, telling the story of the old guy who made it his life’s work to collection stray shopping carts and bring them home. The humor comes from the zeal Ossman’s character has for his job, which he equates with the cowboys of centuries passed who wrangled stray cows. The three-part monologue is backed by a
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Characters
Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
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Lead |
Male |
Non-singer |
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A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
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