Overview
Synopsis
I'm Not Rappaport focuses on Nat Moyer, a chatty Jewish retiree with a tendency to exaggerate, and Midge Carter, a feisty African-American woman. The two friends spend their days sitting on a bench in Central Park, trying to mask the horrible realities of aging, mainly through the tall tales that Nat spins. As employers and family members try to ease them these aging friends into obscurity, and street thugs prey upon them, each refuses to relinquish his precarious grip on independence.
Show Information
- Book
- Herb Gardner
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 2
- First Produced
- 1984
- Genres
- Drama
- Time & Place
- a park bench in central park, new york, october, 1982
- Cast Size
- small
- Licensor
- Samuel French
- Ideal For
- professional theatre, community theatre, male-heavy cast, male-forward, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Mature Adult, Elderly, Young Adult, Adult, Early Teen, Late Teen Characters, Small Cast
Context
Plot
Characters
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Lead |
Female |
Spoken |
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Lead |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Female |
Spoken |
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Supporting |
Male |
Spoken |
Songs
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.
Monologues
Scenes
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