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Garry Williams
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  • A Blooming of Ivy
  • Great Short Comedies: Volume 3
  • Garry Williams lives on a farm in Indiana with his wife Julie and their children, Jennie, Wyatt and Matthew. He has been a professional screenwriter for fifteen years, writing scripts for Paramount, MGM, United Artists, and the BBC.

    Mr. Williams' plays have been produced in New York, Los Angeles, London and Perth. Two of his one-acts, Rain and A Blooming of Ivy, have been produced in the Ensemble Studio Theater's Marathon.

    A Blooming of Ivy by Garry Williams   More Info Add to Cart
    Comedy
    Short, 20-30 minutes
    1 female, 1 male
    $35.00 per performance; $9.99 per book

    NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Great Short Comedies: Volume 3.

    Ivy Taylor, a widow of twenty years, and George Thomas, a widower for a year, have always been farm neighbors and friends. But one spring morning George awakens to the sound of Ivy's tractor, and realizes that this is the first morning he hasn't "woken up mad" since his wife died. He spruces up a bit and pays Ivy a call...
    "A Blooming of Ivy" by Garry Williams. Phyllis Somerville and James Rebhorn in A Blooming of Ivy, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City (2003). Photo: Carol Rosegg.
    Reviews
    "Garry Williams' A Blooming of Ivy is a sweet, tender, funny piece about the unexpected possibility of late-in-life love."
    --Christine Dolan, The Miami Herald


    Great Short Comedies: Volume 3
    by Lucy Alibar, Steven Dietz, Michael Elyanow, et al.
      More Info Add to Cart
    Comedy
    Various durations
    Various cast requirements
    $9.99 per book

    NOTE: This book contains 10 plays. To perform any of the plays, each must be licensed separately.

    Fast and funny, this volume contains ten short comedies that will split your side as you roll down the aisle busting a gut. From two possum contemplating their place in the universe (The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones), to a hilarious political commercial shoot (The Spot by Steven Dietz), to the only half-Jewish girl with a scar on her face living in the cradle of the Confederacy (Mommy Says I'm Pretty on the Insides by Lucy Alibar), this collection will make audiences laugh till it hurts.

    To purchase this book of 10 plays, click "Add to Shopping Cart" above. To perform an individual play, click on its title below:

  • Banging Ann Coulter by Michael Elyanow
  • A Blooming of Ivy by Garry Williams
  • Fight Dreams by Alison Weiss
  • I am not Batman. by Marco Ramirez
  • The Mercury and the Magic by Rolin Jones
  • Mommy Says I'm Pretty on the Insides by Lucy Alibar
  • picnic (pik' nik): v.i. by Brendan Healy
  • The Spot by Steven Dietz
  • A Tall Order by Sheri Wilner
  • Two Bubbles by Greg Romero
  • "Great Short Comedies: Volume 3" by Lucy Alibar, Steven Dietz, Michael Elyanow, Brendan Healy, Rolin Jones, Marco Ramirez, Greg Romero, Alison Weiss, Garry Williams, and Sheri Wilner. Phyllis Somerville and James Rebhorn in A Blooming of Ivy, Ensemble Studio Theatre, New York City (2003). Photo: Carol Rosegg.
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