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ED SIMPSON  

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 Additional Particulars         Battle of Shallowford, The         Comet Of St Loomis, The         Elephant Sighs         Point of Order, A

Additional Particulars

Ed Simpson
The intersecting lives of four 'Save-a-Bundle Discount Mart' employees are explored in Additional Particulars. In the first act, Glenda Balitski, an optimistic but lonely young woman who works in housewares, has recently moved into her tidy apartment after the death of her invalid mother. Assistant Manager Warren Grippo, a generous but awkward man of unflagging good manners, has unexpectedly dropped by Glenda's apartment after work. After the lonely couple discovers a shared enthusiasm for the corporate ideals of 'Save-a-Bundle,' Warren reveals that Glenda has been chosen 'Employee of the Month. . .' and confesses his desire to discuss with her some 'additional particulars' of a more personal nature. Meanwhile, Raymond Fetterman, a maintenance man and himself a former 'Employee of the Month' is having lunch with his young friend and co-worker, Kenny Hinkle. It is the eve of Raymond's 47th birthday, he's trapped in a job he hates, and Raymond has come to the painful realization that time is quickly running out on his chances of 'having a life.' As Raymond desperately yearns to escape the monotony of his life, the good-natured Kenny sympathetically listens. . .and harbors a heartbreaking secret of his own.

Notes:
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1st Produced:
Third Stage, LA    2000

Organisations:
The Occasional Theatre

1st Published:

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  3            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Battle of Shallowford, The

Synopsis:
A group of locals have gathered at Shallowford's General Store. It is October 1938. When they switch on the radio they hear that the Martians have invaded. It is the Orson Welles broadcast of "War of the Worlds" but they do not realise this

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  8            Female:  1            Other:  -

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Comet Of St Loomis, The

Synopsis:
Charlie just wants to spend the evening watching a rare comet - but his star gazing is constantly interrupted. The mayor wants help, his maid is about to give birth and Jack who made Charlie the butt of all his pranks at High School turns up

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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

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Elephant Sighs

Ed Simpson
Not long after moving to the small town of Randolphsburg, PA, uptight lawyer Joel Bixby is invited by Leo Applegate, an avuncular fast food connoisseur, to join a group of townsmen who meet in a ramshackle room at the edge of town. Leo has chosen Joel as a replacement for the late - and greatly beloved  Walter Deagon. Despite protesting that he's just not an organizational man, Joel finds himself mesmerized by Leo's ebullient manner and agrees to drop by - without ever asking just what exactly it is the group actually does. Determining that the meeting will at least help him network with potential clients, Joel arrives, hoping that the group's purpose will eventually become clear. Joel's confusion only increases as, one by one, he meets the group's surviving members who includes Dink, a perpetually gleeful little man who deeply loves his bald-headed wife and who is "in touch with his feminine side"; insurance man Perry, a former minister in the midst of a painful crisis of faith; and Nick, a volatile contractor who has recently lost his job and family and is desperately looking for some kind of miracle. As an increasingly anxious Joel is swept up in the strange lives of the guys, he struggles to figure out exactly why they've all come together. The more time he spends with them, the more apparent it becomes that each of them are just as lost as Joel. As the evening progresses, however, the regulars - and newcomer Joel - grapple with their own disappointments, offer comfort to each other, and, in the process, finally reveal the mysterious reason for their gathering. A group of delightful characters highlight this comedy about loss, loneliness, and the healing power of friendship

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1st Produced:
Keystone Repertory Theatre    17 June 1998

Organisations:
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1st Published:

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  5            Female:  -            Other:  -

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Point of Order, A

Synopsis:
With the decline of their town after the big industrial employer moved away the citizens of Randolphsburg decide to put on a grand gala to draw attention to themselves. The highlight is to be the unveiling of a statue of their only ever famous citizen - trouble is he was short, fat and bald

Notes:
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1st Produced:
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Organisations:
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1st Published:
Samuel French Inc, New York   -

Music:
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Genre:
Comedy

Parts:
Male:  4            Female:  2            Other:  -

Further Reference:
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