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Serendipity

Steve Yockey

Serendipity is part of Niagara Falls and Other Plays , a collection of heightened short plays that explore what happens when everyday life rubs up against the messy and fantastic mysteries of the universe.

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Summary

A man and a woman meet by chance on a street corner. The woman wants to go home; the man wants to know why the woman’s fiancée looks just like him. Sometimes serendipitous meetings can be hard to shake off…

Serendipity is included in Niagara Falls and Other Plays.

History
Serendipity was commissioned and produced by City Theatre in Miami, FL as a part of Summer Shorts 18. Producing Artistic Director John Manzelli and Literary Director Susan Westfall. It premiered at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts on June 6, 2013. Directed by Margaret Ledford. 
MAN – a man, sort of an everyman, but grumpy.
WOMAN – a woman, could be nicer, a bit “high end.”
PASSERBY 1 – a woman, naïve, polite, but less “high end.”
PASSERBY 2 – a man, probably a recreational drug user.
PASSERBY 3 – a man, Passerby 4’s husband.
PASSERBY 4 – a woman, Passerby 3’s wife.
  • Setting

    A street corner. 

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Steve Yockey

Steve Yockey

Steve Yockey is a Los Angeles-based writer. His plays are published and licensed by Concord Theatricals. He holds an MFA from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. Steve was a Co-Executive Producer on the series Supernatural and is the Emmy and Golden Globe-nominated creator/showru ...

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