A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
I Ought To Be In Pictures
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 2f, 1m
Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently "at liberty" is
surprised when
his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage
daughter
who's trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom
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Cast Size
2f, 1m -
Subgenre
Adaptation (Stage & Screen)
Details
Summary
Herb, a Hollywood scriptwriter currently "at liberty" is surprised when his forgotten past reappears in the form of Libby, a teenage daughter who's trekked from Brooklyn with dreams of movie stardom. With Steffy, his sometime paramour at his side, Herb decides to take another stab at fatherhood and hopefully this time, get it right...
Media
"Terrific...sweet, dandy and touching...a mature, memorable play that brings joy to the season." - New York Post
"A finely tuned theatrical blend of hilarity, honesty, directly and deeply felt emotion. Go." - WCBS-TV
Licensing & Materials
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Authors
Neil Simon
American playwright and screenwriter Neil Simon (1927-2018) is widely regarded as one of the most successful, prolific and performed playwrights in theatre history. In addition to Lost In Yonkers, which won a Tony Award and Pulitzer Prize, his plays and musicals include Come ...