Overview
Women and men in outrageous shorts! This fast-paced rollicking collection of short plays featuring fantastically funny females and madly misbehaving men is a laugh-out-loud adventure for all. You’ll encounter women who are brilliant, baffling and know a conscience is what hurts when other parts feel sooo good. And you’ll find men who are confident, strong and so brave they dare to drink water…just to surprise their livers.
In these short plays, you’ll meet a social media star on a quest to elevate the mediocre standard of American funeral food. You’ll witness two good ol’ Texas boys desperate to achieve the
impossible—an honest conversation about the meaning of life… and sports. You’ll spend time with two cousins struggling to write a eulogy for a family member—if only they could think of something
positive to say about him. And more!
These delightful short plays build to a rip-roaring climax. In short, you’ll experience the story of all out lives, which boils down to “we knew better, but we did it anyway.” Without a doubt, LICKETY SPLIT is side-splittingly hilarious!
Casting & Production
Casting
(In order of appearance)
ASTERID DELACROIX
NIGEL DUFF-PICKERING
VIVACIA PITTS
JACK FINCH
ELLIE VAUGHAN
ZEB LOUDERMILK
LULU STEWART
BONNIE PRATT
WINNIE PFEIFFER
DUNCAN PFEIFFER
ENNIS PUCKETT
DELLA CROWDER
ROLAND CLAXTON
DUB DUBBERLY
JOHN CURTIS BUNTNER
ARCHIE MCGEE
MAVOURNEEN MAGUIRE
RAVELLE COVENTRY
PEGGITY SHAW
On Doubling:
This play is written for six (versatile!) performers — three women and three men. However, theatres may choose to produce the show with casts as large as nineteen performers or any number in between. If a theatre chooses a cast of three actresses and three actors, we recommend this pattern of doubling roles:
ACTRESS 1 — Asterid/Lulu/Ennis/Mavourneen
ACTRESS 2 — Vivacia/Bonnie/Della/Ravelle
ACTRESS 3 — Ellie/Winnie/Peggity
ACTOR 1 — Jack/John/Curtis
ACTOR 2 — Zeb/Roland/Archie
ACTOR 3 — Nigel/Duncan/Dub
Setting
Place and Time
Leaders Of The Pack
here and now.
Biscotti For The Bereaved
a youtube channel live from Buford, georgia, present day.
Cabin Pressure
a fishing cabin on a lake outside Varnay, indiana, present day.
Blow Out Your Candles, Lulu
a child’s bedroom in West chester, pennsylvania, 1972.
The Parent Trap
a living room in Bangor, maine, present day.
Stairway To Heaven
a conference room in dauberville, texas, present day.
True Confessions
a living room in Fayro, texas, present day.
When The Role Is Called Up Yonder
a hospital room in manhattan, nyc, present day.
Reviews
—Richmond Times Dispatch
