A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE
Relatively Close
Full-Length Play, Comedy / 3f, 4m
"Warm, witty, and hilariously engaging." - Southtown Star
"A comedic doppleganger of August: Osage County." - Daily Herald
"Filled with laughs from start to finish!" - TheatreInChicago.com
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Cast Size
3f, 4m -
Duration
120 minutes (2 hours) -
Target Audience
Appropriate for All Audiences
Details
Summary
Three sisters return to the home on the shores of Lake Michigan where they spent the summers of their youth. Now, the sisters are grown, the parents are gone, and the house is in question. One sister wants to keep it, one sister wants to sell it, and one sister just wants everyone to get along. With their husbands and one disgruntled teenager all gathered together for one tense family gathering, they may find hope for the future or the downfall of the present.
Cast Attributes
Keywords
Performing Groups
- Time Period Contemporary
- Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
- Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
Music
- Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
- Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)
Licensing & Materials
Authors
James Sherman
James Sherman is the author of the plays Magic Time, The God of Isaac, Mr. 80%, The Escape Artist, Beau Jest, This Old Man Came Rolling Home, Jest A Second!, Romance in D, From Door to Door, The Old Man’s Friend, Affluenza!, Half and Half, Relatively Close and Jacob and Jack. ...