MACABEE DEAN PLAYS
PUBLISHED BY
ARAN PRESS
BEACHCOMBER AND THE DIVORCEE
by Macabee Dean
Cast: 2 men and one woman, all middle-aged. Comedy. One act.
A retired civil servant whose wife has divorced him to find something called
"fulfillment," has adopted the hobby of picking up lonely RICH
women and showing them a "honeymoon special." He wines and dines
them- at their expense of course- for a month or so and then tells them
that the honeymoon is over. One day he picks up a rich divorcee and a miracle
happens: he falls in love. And so doe she. Her kids, and the two ex-spouses,
try to stop the marriage. No one is ever too old to fall in love.
Book: $2.00. Royalty - $20-$10.
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PARACHUTE LOVE
by Macabee Dean
Cast: 1 man; 1 woman. One act. Set: an office.
A sophisticated foreign correspondent, about 35, meets a 20-year-old beautiful
clerk in the Israeli Government Press Office. They fall in love. They argue
about the ethics of journalism, specifically the contents of his cables
from Israel. He explains that, "news is sold like soap," which
is to say, you gauge the public interest and then you slant your "news
product" to meet popular taste. Truth has little relationship to the
facts; rather truth is what the journalist cables and what the public wants
to believe. An honest journalist might have an easy conscience; but he will
never make a good living. He is sent on an assignment to Turkey, promising
to come back in ten days. He does come back-but 14 years later. She is happily
married by now and thanks him with all her heart for deserting her, letting
her settle down with another man. The author is a long-time journalist in
Israel. Book $3.00. Royalty $20-$10.
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