Sahner, Fred (American
playwright, writer, 1935-____), “The License,”
an 11-minute comedy in
English, set in a County Clerk's office, Friday afternoon, October, 2002,
2m2f;
• © 2002
by Fred Sahner; • in Fred Sahner’s The License (New York:
The Author, 2002);
• script/rights available from Writers Guild of America, East, 555
West 57th Street, Suite 1230, New York, New York 10019, U.S.A., telephone
(212-767-7800, fax 212-582-1909; contact Fred Sahner, 2 Stuyvesant Oval 11B, New
York, New York 10009, U.S.A., telephone (home) 212-460-5811, e-mail fsahner@yahoo.com.
• Cited by Fred Sahner
via ftp September 17, 2002; Sahner says,
§ Dramatis
Personae Robert Fogenbiper (m), 35, Joan’s fiancee; Oscar (m), 32, Mrs.
Hatch’s son; Joan Bella (f), 35, Robert’s fiancee; Mrs. Hatch (f), 58, County
Clerk.
§ Synopsis
“Applying for their wedding license, a couple discovers they are not very
compatible. The ditzy County Clerk’s bizarre questions have them discovering
their differences. The Clerk may be strange, but there’s a purpose to everything
she says and does.
§ Comment
“A surprise ending puts the clerk in a new light. • One scene.
Needs a table and three chairs. A simple set. The cast can be either casually
or well dressed.”
§ Themes
compatibility, county clerk, romance, wedding license application.
See also Fred Sahner’s
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