Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure
by John Donald O'Shea
A delightful melodrama replete with broad comedy, memorable characters, and plenty of booing and hissing for the stovepipe-hat-wearing villain!
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
2 M | 3 W
Unit Set
30 pages
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!
Characters
5
2 Men, 3 Women
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NELL PUREHEART
[W]
92 lines
- The Heroine
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AUNT NORA
[W]
75 lines
- Nell's Wise Old Auntie. One Monologue.
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GIDEANN BYBALL
[W]
22 lines
- Nell's Hired Hand
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WILEY WHIPLASH
[M]
97 lines
- The Villain. Six Monologues.
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CASEY CLEANDEED
[M]
49 lines
- The Hero and a Lawyer
- Subgenres
- Farce Melodrama Parody
- Settings
- Wild West 19th Century
- Dress
- Period costumes
- Audience
- All audiences Pre-teen Teen
- Features
- Audience participation Physical comedy Music
- Set
- Multiple sets
- Themes
- Betrayal Love Relationships Morality Poverty Jealousy Economic issues
- Other uses
- Monologues Audition material Class work Scene work
Prop List
bouquet of flowers, sign reading “Boo!”, shovel, sign reading “Hiss!”, potted plant, sign reading “No Kiss Zone”, travel bag, wheelbarrow, moustache, razor, bible, cup of coffee, sign reading “PG 13 Kiss,” rubber chicken, two vcr tapes, cigar, glasses, sign reading “X Rated Kiss.”
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Customer Comments
I adore Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure.
It's clever and easy to mount so stuff doesn't get in the way of the posturing and plot, and has twists to bring it into the 21st century.Thank you for trying to bring it back by giving it a facelift and jokes everyone can understand. My actors found your dialogue easy to master because it makes sense and flows.
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Little Nell and the Mortgage Foreclosure
by John Donald O'Shea
About 45 minutes
Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks
5
2 M | 3 W
Unit Set
30 pages