“My Very Elegant Mother”
Kaufman, James (aka James
Corey Kaufman, American playwright, lyricist, author, psychologist, 1974-____),
“My Very Elegant Mother,”
a 30-minute psychological
drama in English, set in a kitchen in a bachelor’s apartment, evening,
1998,
1m1f;
• ©
1998 by James Corey Kaufman; • script/rights available from
James Corey Kaufman, Ph.D., Associate Research Scientist, Educational Testing
Service, MS 16-R, Rosedale Road, Princeton, New Jersey 08540, U.S.A., telephone
(609) 734-5792, e-mail jamescoreykaufman@hotmail.com.
• Cited by James Corey Kaufman, via ftp March 13, 1999; Kaufman says,
§
Dramatis Personae Mike (m), Audrey’s bachelor uncle; Audrey (f),
Mike’s niece.
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Synopsis “Mike babysits his niece Audrey while her mother, Rhoda,
is supposedly at work. As the relationship between Audrey and Rhoda
emerges, so do Mike’s suspicions about where her mother might actually
be.
§
Comment “ A small, slice-of-life sliver of a girl’s relationship
with her mother—as seen by an outside observer. • See playwright’s
website at www.jamescoreykaufman.com.”
See also James [Corey]
Kaufman’s:
“As
I Sat Typing,” a 10-minute playful comedy in English, set in
a bedroom, anywhere in America, evening, 1999, 1m1f
“Ask
Me No More Questions,” a 95-minute drama in English, set in New
York, over several weeks, 1997, 1m3f
“A
Little Death,”
a 35-minute psychological thriller in English, set in a restaurant,
lunch time, 1995, 2m1f
“Edible
Complex,”
a 10-minute drama in English, set in a restaurant, 1998, 2m1f
“Fling,”
a 30-minute comedy in English, set in a bedroom, early evening,
1995, 1m2f
“Not
Brain Surgeons,”
a 45-minute bizarre comedy in English, set in a bookstore; a coffee
shop; a dining room, three moments in a day, 1995, 2m1f
“Not
Much,”
a 20-minute drama in English, set in a room in someone's apartment;
a bar, 1999, 1m2f
“Random
Girl,”
a 30-minute psychological drama in English, set in a messy living room
in an apartment, 1996, 1m2f
“Sweet
as Cinnamon,”
a 17-minute black comedy in English, set outside of a coffee shop, 1995,
2m1f
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Themes babysitting, family, mother-daughter relationship, uncle-niece
relationship.
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