Rumors

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Concord Theatricals, 1990 - Drama - 99 pages
At a large, tastefully-appointed Sneden's Landing townhouse, the Deputy Mayor of New York has just shot himself. Though only a flesh wound, four couples are about to experience a severe attack of Farce. Gathering for their tenth wedding anniversary, the host lies bleeding in the other room, and his wife is nowhere in sight. His lawyer, Ken, and wife, Chris, must get "the story" straight before the other guests arrive. As the confusions and mis-communications mount, the evening spins off into classic farcical hilarity.
 

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Section 2
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Section 3
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Section 4
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Section 5
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Section 6
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Section 7
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Rumors
Neil Simon
Limited preview - 1990
Rumors: A Farce
Neil Simon
Snippet view - 1990

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bandages bathroom bedroom door opens Brock call the police Carole Newman Charley and Myra Charley Brock Charley's bedroom door Charley's room CHRIS GORMAN Christine Baranski cigarette box CLAIRE closes the door Coming downstairs cook COOKIE Covering the phone crosses crystal Cusack doctor DOORBELL rings dress drink Dudley ear lobe ERNIE farce front door Glenn and Cassie Glenn Cooper goddam grabs guest room gunshots happened Harold Green hear heard Hello Jessica Walter Joan Joyce Van Patten Ken's kids kitchen LENNY LENNY comes Lisa Banes Listen look Meryl Streep minute Myra's Neil Simon OFFICER PUDNEY OFFICER WELCH Okay party play powder room door remnants & napkin Ron Leibman rumors shirt shit shoes Black socks smiles sofa someone sorry stairs story talk telephone tell There's thing tonight Tony Award towel upstairs Wait walk Where's Charley Who's wife window

About the author (1990)

Marvin Neil Simon was born in the Bronx, New York on July 4, 1927. He attended New York University as an enlistee in the Army Air Forces Air Reserve training program. He continued his studies at the University of Denver while assigned to a base nearby. After his discharge from the Air Force, he worked as a clerk in publicity at Warner Bros. in New York with his brother Danny. Together they began writing television and radio scripts for comics. They also wrote weekly revues for Camp Tamiment, the summer resort in the Poconos. Simon went on to become a playwright. His first play, Come Blow Your Horn, was written in 1961. His other plays included Barefoot in the Park, The Odd Couple, Plaza Suite, The Prisoner of Second Avenue, The Sunshine Boys, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Biloxi Blues, Broadway Bound, and The Dinner Party. In 1991, he won a Tony Award and the Pulitzer Prize for Lost in Yonkers. He adapted several of his plays for film. He also wrote original movies including The Out-of-Towners, The Goodbye Girl, and The Heartbreak Kid. He wrote the book for several Broadway musicals including Little Me; Sweet Charity; Promises, Promises; and They're Playing Our Song. He wrote a two-volume autobiography. He died from complications of pneumonia on August 26, 2018 at the age of 91.

Bibliographic information

TitleRumors
AuthorNeil Simon
Editionillustrated
PublisherConcord Theatricals, 1990
ISBN0573691606, 9780573691607
Length99 pages
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Drama / American / General
Drama / General
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