CAST: 3M, 3F
SET: Interior living room set
TIME: About 70 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$65 First Performance
$65 Each Additional Performance
SET: Interior living room set
TIME: About 70 minutes
Script:
$8.75 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$65 First Performance
$65 Each Additional Performance
In this convulsively funny comedy for high schools and community theatre, everything goes from bad to awful. John is anxious about turning 50 and having done nothing with his life. His loving wife, Marianne, decides to show him he’s wrong by hosting a surprise funeral instead of a birthday party. Sounds strange, but her intentions are good — she wants him to know how much he’s loved. It’s to be a fantastic surprise party for guests, relatives, the undertaker, and most of all, John. But there’s a mixup. John catches wind of Marianne’s plans for the funeral and assumes she’s planning to murder him. He purchases a plane ticket to Mexico to escape. When Marianne finds the plane ticket, she thinks John is leaving her! Their teenage daughter and the neighbors all have other even wackier ideas. This delightful mess is amazingly resolved in a hurricane of hilarity.
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Let Him Sleep ’Til It’s Time for His Funeral
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LAMAR HIGH SCHOOL
LAMAR, AR
LAMAR, AR
LAMAR SCHOOL DIST #39
LAMAR, AR
LAMAR, AR
NONA BUSTER
PEKIN, IL
PEKIN, IL
BIBLE BAPTIST CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
HAMPTON, GA
HAMPTON, GA
SLATER SCHOOL DISTRICT
SLATER, MO
SLATER, MO
TRI-COUNTY R-VII
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JAMESPORT, MO
JACOB TRUHN
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI
WEST BLOOMFIELD, MI
WAXAHACHIE COMMUNITY THEATRE
WAXAHACHIE, TX
WAXAHACHIE, TX
CHINOOK SCHOOL DIV NO. 211
SWIFT CURRENT, SK CANADA
SWIFT CURRENT, SK CANADA
KATHLEEN LAAKSO
SUPERIOR, WI
SUPERIOR, WI
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MUNICH, ND
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ST FRANCIS, KS
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Our Get It Soon delivery option allows you to download printable PDFs of all your production material and zip files of your music tracks within one business day of placing your order. This delivery option is available to schools and organizations with a business address and requires the purchase of a sufficient number of scripts for your entire cast. It does not require pre-payment of your order and/or royalties.
To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. As you check out, make sure to specify that your address is a business address so you can select Get It Soon as a DELIVERY OPTION.
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To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. Then, select “Get It Now!” as your DELIVERY OPTION during checkout and enter your credit card information in the appropriate space. Make sure you specify the exact number of performances and select “Bill Now” for your royalties.
IMPORTANT:
NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, use our Get It Soon delivery option and receive your digital materials within one business day.
To choose this option, place your PRODUCTION ORDER normally, including the total number of scripts you need for your production. As with all production orders, you must order a minimum of one script per cast member. Then, select “Get It Now!” as your DELIVERY OPTION during checkout and enter your credit card information in the appropriate space. Make sure you specify the exact number of performances and select “Bill Now” for your royalties.
IMPORTANT:
- You will receive emailed links to download all ordered parts immediately after your order is submitted. Valid email address is required.
- A $6 e-delivery fee will be added to each order.
- All prices are the same whether traditional or digital.
- There are no returns, exchanges, or refunds on digital materials.
NOTE: If you do not wish to prepay for your entire production, use our Get It Soon delivery option and receive your digital materials within one business day.