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SHOCK OF HIS LIFEAdd to Cart
By: Donald PaytonAdd to Wish List
Script: $7.00
Notebook Script: $12.75
   (8.5 x 11 3-ring binder with large margins for notes)
First Performance Royalty: $50.00
Each Additional Performance: $50.00
Limited Video Rights: $30.00
Limited Streaming/Broadcast Rights: $30.00
Extra Streams: $0.30
Type: Short Play
Genre: Comedy
Themes: Family, Communication
Running Time: 30 minutes
Speaking Cast: 3 females, 3 males, 6 total cast
Series: The Maxwell Family Classics Series
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Customer Comments:
By Sherry Crabtree - Somerset Community College
Our Teen Theatre program produced SHOCK OF HIS LIFE and it was a delightful experience for everyone involved. The play requires very little set, just a little costuming and was easy to pull together. And the audience reaction was great! You could hear the audience laughing all the way down the hall during the performance!
 
Synopsis
Lucas and Hercules are planning to attend a masquerade. While trying to decide what to wear, Lucas jots down phone messages as they come in. After a call from the grocery store concerning the beef heart Mrs. Maxwell had asked about, Lucas scribbles the single sentence, “Heart about gone.” Lucas dad had his physical that day and when Dr. Brown calls the Maxwell home, Lucas writes, “Will stop at 7:30, Dr. Brown.” A message from another doctor about Courtney's cold, Lucas notes, “Coffin should be over by 7:45.” Put them all together—they spell trouble! Laugh tops laugh until Mr. Maxwell finds out the truth.
 

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