"Sweet Polly's Lament" is a raucous, wild ride in the grand melodramatic tradition. There's dirty works afoot, an' things look downright turrible fer Sweet Polly Pureheart and all the little Pureheart babes: Penny, Pansy, Poppy and Penelope. Yah see, their parent's done up and died in the great blizzard of ... well, anyway, they died. Sweet Polly has lost her own true love, and now Phineous, that low down, dirty rotten, not even very nice, scoundrel is comin' ta take away the Last Chance Ranch and the house! So begins the heart-wrenching tale of "Sweet Polly's Lament." And the action builds from there with a host of hilarious characters, a period appropriate musical score that includes a square dance and ragtime, and more woe, tragedy and despair than you can shake a stick at! It's a humdinger, a real mudslinger!
Setting: Sweet Polly's porch, the pasture fence, the train tracks Running Time: 1 1/2 hours Musical Numbers: 11 Cast Size: 14 - {5 males,9 females} May expand cast easily Script plays equally well with adult or child actors |
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