Synopsis
Penny Wise
Published by Dramatists Play Service
3 Male 4 Female
Knowing that Gordon is becoming involved with Katherine Drake, Martha and Tina rush out to Penny Wise to prevent disaster. Their efforts are complicated by Katherine, who comes at the seemingly innocent invitation of Penny. Martha and Tina decide to persuade Katherine to withdraw for Penny's sake, but they only succeed in crystallizing Katherine's determination to tell Penny of her "great" love for Gordon
Gordon is as unhappy as Martha and Tina: He hadn't intended to allow this affair to take on serious proportions. He blames Martha and Tina for the crisis. Penny's resourcefulness is demonstrated, and she deftly sidesteps the implications of Katherine's "confession," and at the play's end we see Katherine definitely relegated to the ranks of "family friend"