THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES: A One-Act Play
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The Lies We Tell Ourselves is a one-act play set in a hotel room in Miramichi, New Brunswick. Vern and Liza Anderson are a newlywed couple in St. Andrews who have come to Miramichi for their honeymoon, which just so happens to be Vern's hometown. His previous marriage ended with his ex-wife, Peggy Bell cheating on him... At least that's
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THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES - Franky Corcoran
THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES
A One-Act Play
Franky Corcoran
THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES
All rights reserved. No performance of this play is to be given without permission in writing by the playwright. Royalty must be paid for every performance, whether or not is staged for profit or whether or not there is an admission fee.
All producers must give credit to the playwright in all programs distributed in connection to performances of the play. Current royalty fees, applications and restrictions for professional and amateur productions can be found by contacting the writer through email or by phone at [email protected] or 1 (506) 624-3315.
ISBN
PB: 978-1-7380475-2-9
ePUB: 978-1-7380475-3-6
Copyright © 2023 by Franky Corcoran
First Printing, 2023
The Lies We Tell Ourselves was first staged on June 9, 2022 at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre by Corcoran Entertainment.
CAST
VERN ANDERSON................................................................Neil Wallace
LIZA ANDERSON................................................................Cynthia Gilks
PEGGY BELL...........................................................................Lisa Savage
Lights/Sound.............................................................................Ricky Barry
Director.............................................................................Franky Corcoran
THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES
Setting:
(A fancy hotel room. From left to right, there is a table and telephone. There is a king-sized bed and a dresser with an alarm clock, reading material and a lamp on top. A chair in the corner of the room. The bathroom is offstage to the right.)
At Rise:
(Newlyweds VERN and LIZA ANDERSON enter with luggage in hand. VERN wears a blue polo shirt and cargo shorts. LIZA wears a summer dress. VERN enters first, followed by