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Synopsis

Harry Hope’s rundown saloon is filled with men from all walks of life: former anarchist “foolosopher” Larry Slade, bickering Boer War veterans Captain Lewis and General Wetjoen, formerly wealthy African-American gambler Joe Mott, and many more. This diverse cohort of bar rats share little in common beyond their perpetual need for another drink. When the rag-tag group’s favorite visitor, charismatic salesman Theodore “Hickey” HIckman, appears, things take a turn. Hickey is newly sober, and urges the men to find a “new life of peace and contentment where no pipe dreams can ever nag at you again.” Thrown into disarray by their fervent friend, the men at Harry Hope’s bar are forced to confront their life choices, see the reality of who they are for the first time in many years-- and bear the consequences of that devastating insight.

Show Information

Category
Play
Age Guidance
Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
Number of Acts
4
First Produced
1946
Genres
Settings
Unit/Single Set
Time & Place
1912, harry hope’s bar in greenwich village, new york
Cast Size
large
Licensor
Samuel French
Ideal For
College/University, Community Theatre, Mature Audiences, Professional Theatre, Regional Theatre, Star Vehicle Male, Mostly Male Cast, Includes Adult, Mature Adult, Late Teen, Young Adult Characters, Large Cast

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Plot


Characters

Name Part Size Gender Vocal Part

Harry Hope

Lead

Male

Spoken

Larry Slade

Lead

Male

Spoken

Don Parritt

Lead

Male

Spoken

Theodore “Hickey” Hickman

Lead

Either Gender

Non-singer

Ed Mosher

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Pat McGloin

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Willie Oban

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Joe Mott

Supporting

Male

Spoken

General Piet Wetjoen

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Captain Cecil Lewis

Supporting

Male

Spoken

James Cameron AKA “Jimmy Tomorrow”

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Hugo Kalmar

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Rocky Pioggi

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Pearl

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Margie

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Cora

Supporting

Female

Spoken

Chuck Morello

Supporting

Male

Spoken

Moran

Featured

Male

Spoken

Lieb

Featured

Male

Spoken

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