PLAYS BY KATE GRILLY
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BREAK A LEG!
by Kate Grilley
Cast: 1 man (40-50) and 1 woman (35-40). Two acts. One set: side by side dressing rooms. BREAK A LEG! is a sophisticated, two character, two act romantic comedy of the "boy hates girl, boy loves girl, boy risks losing girl" genre. BREAK A LEG! opens on the opening night of a new show and ends on the closing night, six months later. Josh Jamieson, a recording and film star making his Broadway debut, tangles with Tanya Albright, a fifteen year Broadway, off-Broadway and summer stock veteran in her first lead role. How they handle the conflicts of male versus female, Hollywood versus Broadway and the mutual desire for success forms the plot of this romantic comedy. "an insightful look into the relationship of an actress and actor whose opinions sometimes clash, but whose emotions meshthe bright spot in this play is its believability, due largely to playwright Grilley's understanding of theatreBREAK A LEG! is theatre worth seeing," Sherri A. Hilderbrandt, Daily News, Virgin Islands. "it's real show business," Fred Clarke, WSTX-AM, St. Croix. Book $4.00 Royalty - $35 - $25.
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MOVIN' ON
by Kate Grilley
Cast: 3 women. Two acts.Drama. One set.
MOVIN' ON is a look at the lives of three middle class women, Sam, Dorie and Rhoda, who have known each other for twenty years and discover on the eve of their fortieth birthdays that perhaps they haven't known each other well at all. MOVIN' ON is a very upbeat treatment of the popular middle-life reconstruction theme. The play has placed in the semi-finals in both the 9th annual (1986) Forest A. Roberts/Shiras Institute Playwriting Award Competition and the Second Annual (1986) Maude Adams Play Writing Contest. Book $4.50. Royalty - $35 - $25.