Adrift in New York (or Her First False Step)
By Addison Aulger.
Product Code: A11000
Full-length Play
Comedy | Farce | Melodrama
Cast size: 9m., 6w., plus extras.
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Rights and availability
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Synopsis
Here's the best Gay Nineties melodrama we've seen, and the more seriously your actors play it, the more humorous your audience will find it! This marvelous show had a long and highly successful national tour, receiving excellent reviews as it was presented more than a thousand times. The playwright has put the fruit of all this experience into the playbook for your use. The show begins at the Old Homestead where "our Nell" is enticed by the villain to go to New York and sing in a fine music hall. The second act is at a Bowery honky-tonk where she makes her New York debut. Then back at the Old Homestead, "our Nell," having endured many trials and tribulations, comes home after walking from the railroad station through a terrible storm. And—happy end—she's still "pure as the driven snow!"
Notes
Livestream and Record & Stream Rights Available
Details
- Status In stock
- Type of Show Full-length Play
- Product Code A11000
- Minimum Cast Size 9
- Pages of Dialogue 85
- Min. Royalty Rate $85.00/perf
- Approx. Run Time 100 min
- Staging Two int. sets.
Categories
- Target Audience Middle School | High School | College and Adult | Family (all ages) | Senior Adults
- Performing Group High School | College Theatre | Community Theatre
- Genre Comedy | Farce | Melodrama
- ISBN(13) 9780871293138
Customer Reviews
This is the third time I've done this playÑonce as a performer in high school, and twice as a director. It gets better every time!
Hints, Tips, and Tricks
Be sure to teach your actors how to engage the audience. The audience becomes more essential than ever as a critical piece in the puzzles. We all had a blast, and the audience said it was a "hoot" and a "scream"!
Production Map
| Location | City | State | Opens | Closes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Arts Theatre | Adelaide | 11/13/2025 | 11/22/2025 |
John Schreiber, Triton High School, Dodge Center, Minn.