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Jack of Diamonds
Jack of Diamonds
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Author: Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes Publisher: Samuel French (cover may change) Format: Softcover # of Pages: 116 Pub. Date: 2017 Edition: Acting ISBN-10: 0573705631 ISBN-13: 9780573705632 Cast Size: 4 female, 3 male
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About the Play:
Jack of Diamonds is a full-length comedy by Marcia Kash
and Douglas E. Hughes. Jack and his eccentric retirement home
colleagues plot to win back their savings, lost in a Ponzi scheme, in
this hilarious Canadian comedy. This mini-Madoff may be clever, but
can he trump the Jack of Diamonds?
Jack of Diamonds follows a group of happy retirees who are
under the all-seeing eye of mean Nurse Harper. Jack is a former
jeweller who made his living buying and selling diamonds via
late-night TV ads. He lives in a rather luxurious, privately-owned
retirement home along with his fellow residents: the visually
challenged techno-wizard Rose, the artistically gifted but forgetful
Flora, and the narcoleptic beauty Blanche. Unbeknownst to the four of
them, however, the man to whom they've entrusted their life savings –
a smooth-talking financial advisor named Barney Effward – has been
arrested for bilking his clients out of their savings through a Ponzi
scheme. Faced with financial ruin, all seems lost. They contemplate
being moved out of their "home," and into a state run
facility. But when a certain Mr. Smith is mysteriously transferred
into their midst, they discover the felonious financier Effward is
hiding from the law in their very own seniors' home – along with
several million dollars in diamonds. Pandemonium ensues as a scheme
is quickly hatched to make all their money back, and keep the
authorities from discovering their plans. But, first like a band of
super heroes, they have to apply every one of their special skills to
get past Nurse Harper, the cops and Effward's equally shady lawyer,
Mortimer. Jack
of Diamonds is a geriatric gem and a laugh-out-loud
comedy of errors from the authors of the comedy smash Who's
Under Where?
Jack of Diamonds premiered in 2015 at Theatre Aquarius in
Hamilton, Ontario. It has since been produced dozens of times in
Canada, the United States and the U.K.
Cast: 4 female, 3 male
What people say:
"Fast-paced and funny [Jack
of Diamonds] elevates silliness to art." —
Hamilton Spectator
"This show is a delight…a
smash…a great night of theatre.." — The View
(Hamilton)
About the Playwright:
Marcia Kash is a Canadian theatre director, playwright and
actor. Her stage plays have been seen across Canada, the US and
Europe.
Douglas E. Hughes is a Canadian playwright and actor. He
has been a professional actor for 25 years, and has appeared in
theatres across Canada. For the past ten seasons, he has been a
member of the acting company at Shaw Festival. He began writing in
1991 and he teamed up with Marcia Kash to pen A Party to
Murder. He makes his home in Toronto, when not working at Shaw.
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Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes
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Marcia Kash and Douglas E. Hughes
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