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A Crazy Little Café Called Love

Full-Length Play, Comedy  /  3w, 3m

Comedy! Romance! A fast-paced day. All served up in a crazy little café! These eight hilarious and charming short scenes, all happening in one crazy day at the Love Café, can be performed by a cast ranging from 6 to 16 actors.

A Crazy Little Café Called Love

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Farce, Romantic Comedy
  • Suggested Use
    • Monologues
    • Competition or Audition Material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)

Details

Summary

Comedy! Romance! A fast-paced day. All served up in a crazy little café!

Linda has a blind date, Bob is casting a movie, the waitress likes the monk, old Mr. Philips wants a séance and the bride’s dad is livid! Throw in a frantic bride, her theatrical mother, a dancing nun and an apologetic groom, and you have a comic hit! And all happening one crazy day in the one-set Love Café. Flexible casting makes it perfect for all theatres, schools, and organizations!

History
A Crazy Little Café Called Love premiered in its entirety at The Theater Project in Union, NJ on 24 May 2016. Staged readings and/or productions of scenes from the play also took place at The Oberon Theatre Ensemble in New York City in May 2016, The Metropolitain Theatre Company in New York City in March 2019, Hudson Theatreworks in Weehawken, NJ in May 2019, and ANDTheatre Company in New York City in February 2019 and February 2020.

Act I

Scene 1: “A Crazy Little Café Called Love!” (3f, 3m)

(Voices of BRIDE, BRIDE’S FATHER, BRIDE’S MOTHER – See Scene 7 for descriptions.)
BOB – Writes/directs horror movies
WAITRESS – Sharp, smart, runs café
MONK – Doesn’t have a line in this scene
LINDA – Conservative young women on blind date
MR. PHILIPS – Grumpy elderly man with cane
NUN – Perky, extroverted, ex-actress, daughter of MR. PHILIPS
BRIDE – Emotional wreck

Scene 2: “Bad Dating Advice” (2f, 2m)

LINDA – Conservative, young woman on blind date
LARRY – Conservative, young man on blind date
BETTY – Linda’s sister & jaded dating game player
BRUCE – Larry’s brother & jaded dating game player

Scene 3: “Mr. Philips & The Tiramisu” (2f, 1m)

MR. PHILIPS – Grumpy elderly man with cane
EVELINE – Alert, annoyed, confident, elderly wife
WAITRESS – Sharp, smart, runs café

Scene 4: “The Monk & The Waitress” (1f, 1m)

WAITRESS – Sharp, smart, runs café
MAN – A man who might want to be a Monk.

Act II

Scene 5: “The Fortune Teller Gets Told” (2f, 1m)

MR. PHILIPS – Grumpy elderly man with cane
WAITRESS – Sharp, smart, runs café
NUN – Perky, extroverted, ex-actress, daughter of MR. PHILIPS

Scene 6: “Another Blockbuster for Bob!” (2f, 2m)

SIDNEY – Philosophical, adjunct literature professor
LESLIE – Strong, alert, very loving wife
BOB – Writes/directs horror movies
WAITRESS – Sharp, smart, runs café

Scene 7: “The Bride’s Dad Is Livid” (2f, 2m)

BRIDE – Emotional wreck
FATHER – Bride’s father, concerned about money & should be
MOTHER – Bride’s mother, fast-talking, hyper, believes this is her day
GROOM – Voice of reason and sanity

Scene 8: “Take 2: A Crazy Little Café Called Love!” (3f, 3m)
[A cut-down, fast repeat of Scene #1.]

BOB
WAITRESS
MONK
LINDA
MR. PHILIPS
NUN
BRIDE

16 characters can be played by as few as 3 women and 3 men. Expandable, gender-blind casting for up to 16 actors.

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day
  • Setting The Love Café. The present.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: £55 per performance plus VAT when applicable.

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Authors

Luigi Jannuzzi

Luigi Jannuzzi is an award-winning playwright of one-act theater pieces, as well as full-length plays, who combines romantic/absurdist comedy with serious themes of love, truth and the need to rise above it all. His one-act plays, such as A Bench at the Edge and The Barbarian ...

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