Overview
New York City, 1959. Fading vaudeville comic Chick Sherman, along with his long-suffering agent, tries to revive his career with a role in an avant-garde off-Broadway play. While his grown daughter searches for answers from her absentee showbiz father, a lifetime of private and professional struggles rise to the surface, cracking the polished public persona of the world’s favorite former “funny man.”
Casting & Production
Casting
CAST OF CHARACTERS: (1F, 5M)
CHICK Sherman
DIRECTOR (OFF STAGE VOICE)*
Milt “JUNIOR” Karp
KATHARINE Sherman
NATHAN Wise
MATTHEW Baroni
VICTOR La Plant
*Any of the actors who play Nathan, Matthew or Victor can double as the voice of the Director.
Place:
New York City
Time:
1959
