Senior Moments - Frederick Stroppel

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Résumé :

A Collection of One-Acts for Older Actors After the Ball Glacier Bay Louie's Daughter Sneeze and A World of Pleasure.

AFTER THE BALL

Stewart and Joanna an old married couple return home from a surprisingly festive funeral an experience that leaves Stewart at first exhilarated and then forced to face some not-so-festive truths about himself.

GLACIER BAY

At a family affair Connie has to contend with her husband Artie's advancing senility. Her struggle to keep a tight hold on his wandering mind is comically exasperating but in a sudden revelation she discovers that their life paths are more similar than she suspected.

LOUIE'S DAUGHTER

At Louie's a typical corner bar regulars A. G. and Woody enjoy the male camaraderie of friendly insults unsolicited opinions and pointless conversation. But their comfortable everyday routine is disrupted by the unexpected presence of a pretty female bartender.

SNEEZE

Abby and Martha two elderly women sit on a park bench discussing philosophy literature and the vagaries of life as they wait for a larcenous squirrel to pass by.

WORLD OF PLEASURE

After thirty-three years Stanley and Emily are finally closing down their mom-and-pop corner store which happens to be a porno shop. When a customer drops in to make a purchase they regale him with stories of the old days and recall the good times as they pack up their singular merchandise.