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Comedy/Drama |
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Full-length, 120-130 minutes
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3 females, 2 males (5-7 actors possible: exactly 3 females, 2-5 males) |
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Two locations, minimally suggested: a bedroom and an outdoor courtyard of a nursing home.
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Adult language |
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| Though she suffers from post-polio paralysis, Gretty's feisty and warm nature makes her a popular patient in her nursing home. But without family or money, Gretty faces the threat of being sent away to a state institution. Soon she will be unable to function on her own, and she begins to contemplate assisted suicide to maintain her dignity. Perhaps the support of a new young doctor, an eccentric fellow patient, and an imagined guest on her favorite TV show, can show Gretty the possibilities of leading a life of joy and hope in the face of disability. |
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| "Gretty Myers is the riveting focus at the compassionate heart and thoughtful soul of Belluso's gripping Gretty Good Time... Belluso's talent for caustic humor and satire mingles in these scenes with his keen sense of the wellsprings of guilt and regret... As a character, Gretty may not be easy to take, but as created by Belluso...she is fascinating, thought-provoking company." |
| --Lawrence Van Gelder, New York Times |
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| Ann Stocking and Jennifer Chu in Gretty Good Time, Falcon Theatre, Burbank, California (2003). Photo: Joe Regalbuto. |
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