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Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure

by John Donald O'Shea

Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure is a delightful melodrama replete with broad comedy, memorable characters, and plenty of booing and hissing for the stovepipe-hat-wearing villain!

Nell Pureheart and her wise old Auntie Nora are about to lose the family homestead to unscrupulous banker Wiley Whiplash. Whiplash will forgive the mortgage under one condition: Nell must marry him!

Nell and Nora call on heroic Casey Cleandeed to save the day. Unfortunately, despite his recent law degree, he's not very bright. The play follows a side-splitting trail of intrigue and deception until the truth about the homestead is finally revealed!

Recommended for High Schools and Middle Schools

At a Glance

Running Time
About 45 minutes
Approximate; excludes intermissions and scene changes
Cast
5 Characters
2 M 3 F
Set
Unit Set
Length
30 pages
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5 Characters

  • 2 Males
  • 3 Females
  • NELL PUREHEART Female 92 lines
    The Heroine
  • AUNT NORA Female 75 lines
    Nell's Wise Old Auntie. One Monologue.
  • GIDEANN BYBALL Female 22 lines
    Nell's Hired Hand
  • WILEY WHIPLASH Male 97 lines
    The Villain. Six Monologues.
  • CASEY CLEANDEED Male 49 lines
    The Hero and a Lawyer

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