Overview

Synopsis

Joseph Vita is a former doctor turned inventor and business owner. Growing an empire under the pillars of hard work and indomitable grit, a characterization that has run deep into himself and resonated through his upbringing, Vita is renowned as a highly successful business man. Those character traits that have built Vita into the strong man he is, and given him the family and life he always wanted, harbor many secrets. It is not until Vita falls ill, which eventually leads to him into a coma, that the world around seemingly comes down. Unaware if he will ever wake up, the many people in his life share all of their loving words, their antagonizing pain and their undivided hate for Vita, which ironically tell the story of who Joseph Vita Jr. really is.

Show Information

Book
Christopher Brian Langley
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Mature Audiences (M)
Number of Acts
5
Genres
Drama
Settings
Simple/No Set
Time & Place
Vita's Residence, California
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
Community Theatre, Ensemble Cast, Regional Theatre, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Adult, Elderly Characters, Medium Cast

Context

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Plot

Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Kenneth Washington

Featured

Male

Non-singer

Joseph Vita Jr.

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Marie Vita

Ensemble

Female

Non-singer

Adele Mason

Ensemble

Female

Non-singer

Frank Derby

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Walter Vita

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Rachel Derby-Vita

Ensemble

Female

Non-singer

Scott Vita

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Reverend Malcolm Stone

Ensemble

Male

Non-singer

Songs

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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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Guide Written By:

Alexandra Appleton

Alexandra Appleton

Writer, editor and theatre researcher