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Synopsis

Set in the 1950s, Leading Ladies focuses on two English Shakespearean actors, Jack and Leo, who find their careers in a rut. They are currently performing "Scenes from Shakespeare" on the Moose Lodge circuit in the Amish country of Pennsylvania. When they hear that an old lady in York, PA is about to die and leave her fortune to her two long lost English nephews, however the actors resolve to pass themselves off as her beloved relatives and get the cash. Hilarity ensues when it turns out the relatives are actually nieces and not nephews. Things get even more complicated when Leo falls madly in love with the old lady's vivacious niece, Meg, who's engaged to the local minister.

Show Information

Book
Ken Ludwig
Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2004
Genres
Comedy, Farce
Time & Place
york, pennsylvania, 1950s
Cast Size
medium
Ideal For
Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Young Adult, Mature Adult, Elderly, Late Teen Characters, Medium Cast

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Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Leo Clark

Lead

Male

Spoken

Meg Snider

Lead

Female

Spoken

Jack Gable

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Rev. Duncan Woolery

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Doctor Myers

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Florence

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Butch Myers

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Audrey

Supporting

Female

Spoken

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