Rose's Dilemma

Play

Writers: Neil Simon

Overview

Show Information

Book
Category
Play
Number of Acts
2
First Produced
2003
Genres
Drama, Comedy
Cast Size
small
Casting Notes
Mostly male cast
Includes adult, mature adult characters

Synopsis

Rose's Dilemma, a story set in the Hamptons, is about a writer named Rose Steiner who suffers from writer's block. She needs to write a blockbuster -- she wants it to be brilliant, but she also needs the money. In the play, Rose dreams that she were still in touch with a lover from her past. This man, Walsh McLaren, was a famous writer. As it turns out, this fantasy character suggests that she finish his last novel. Meanwhile, Rose's daughter falls in love with another writer.

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