Synopsis

I Ought to be in Pictures

$10.99

Neil Simon

Published by Samuel French Inc

1 Male 2 Female

Herb, a once successful Hollywood scriptwriter, is having a dry run and his confidence is shaken. He does have some consolation in his off and on sleep in relationship with Steffy, a movie makeup woman

Then suddenly he's confronted with his distant and almost forgotten past in the person of his teenage daughter, Libby, who's trekked to Hollywood from Brooklyn where Herb had simply up and left wife, daughter and son sixteen years earlier

Libby's extremely confident and articulate and she tells Herb she wants him to get her into "pictures". But actually she's going to try to salvage him and also find a bit of lost love along the way

How they pick up the pieces of a father daughter relationship is a poignant, tender and nevertheless very funny story. And they also discover a great deal about each other and about themselves

"Terrific . . . sweet, dandy and touching. . . . A mature, memorable play that brings joy to the season" ~ N.Y. Post

"A finely tuned theatrical blend of hilarity, honesty, directly and deeply felt emotion. Go" ~ WCBS TV2

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