Tiny Tim Runs the Marathon by Jonathan Dorf

(2)
Productions (8)
Comedy
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90 - 100 minutes
8 W, 5 M, 4 Any (9-50 actors possible: 5-25 W, 4-25 M)
Set: Minimal, suggested settings.

Media darling Oliver Twist has gone from a lowly orphan to an anxiety-ridden corporate spokesperson, pitching everything from juicers to cereal and tofu by reenacting his days in the workhouse and subsequent adventures. But Oliver's monopoly on the inspirational rags-to-riches story is threatened when Tiny Tim throws aside his crutches and decides to run the marathon. Tiny Tim has the chance to inspire millions, but with a homicidal trio of fairytale princesses, scheming Corporate Mommy and Daddy, and meddling friends and family, Tiny Tim may not make it to the starting line. Read More

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Play Details

Media darling Oliver Twist has gone from a lowly orphan to an anxiety-ridden corporate spokesperson, pitching everything from juicers to cereal and tofu by reenacting his days in the workhouse and subsequent adventures. But Oliver's monopoly on the inspirational rags-to-riches story is threatened when Tiny Tim throws aside his crutches and decides to run the marathon. Tiny Tim has the chance to inspire millions, but with a homicidal trio of fairytale princesses, scheming Corporate Mommy and Daddy, and meddling friends and family, Tiny Tim may not make it to the starting line.

(A one-act version of this play is also available under the title Run Like the Dickens.)

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 90 - 100 minutes
  • 8 W, 5 M, 4 Any (9-50 actors possible: 5-25 W, 4-25 M)
  • Set: Minimal, suggested settings.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-525-4

Published Reviews

"A non-stop stampede of satire, comic send-up and an underlying wry look at our modern 'values', grounded as they are in 15 minutes of carefully manipulated fame."

- Brian Byrne, A Kilcullen Diary (Kilcullen, Ireland)

Production History

NOV 19, 2015 - NOV 21, 2015
Lone Star College-Montgomery
Conroe, TX United States
Lone Star College-Montgomery Conroe, TX United States
NOV 14, 2014 - NOV 15, 2014
Polo Community High School
Polo, IL United States
Polo Community High School Polo, IL United States
APR 20, 2012 - APR 20, 2012
Park River Public School
Park River, ND United States
Park River Public School Park River, ND United States
APR 20, 2012 - MAY 20, 2012
Park River Public School
Park River, ND United States
Park River Public School Park River, ND United States
MAR 28, 2012 - MAR 31, 2012
Central MN Christian School
Prinsburg, MN United States
Central MN Christian School Prinsburg, MN United States
OCT 23, 2011 - OCT 23, 2011
Kilcullen Drama Group
Co Kildare, Ireland
Kilcullen Drama Group Co Kildare, Ireland
OCT 20, 2011 - OCT 22, 2011
Kilcullen Drama Group
Co Kildare, Ireland
Kilcullen Drama Group Co Kildare, Ireland
APR 15, 2010 - MAY 01, 2010
Hoover High School
Glendale, CA United States
Hoover High School Glendale, CA United States
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

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