Day Ma's Boys Done Went to Town to Rob the Bank Again, The

One-Acts 45

By: John Donald O'Shea
Cast: 6 M, 6 F
Performance Time: Approximately 60 minutes, 56 pgs.

MELODRAMA. High in the hills of Arkansas, Ma’s boys have hatched a plan to rob the Vulture Rock bank. The only problem is that there is no bank in the town of Vulture Rock! The last time Ma’s boys tried to rob the “bank,” they robbed the livery stable, scared the heck out of the horses, and stole all the horse chips because they mistook them for silver dollars. This time, the boys mistake the county jail for the bank and end up stealing three womenfolk—a saloon owner, a switchboard operator, and the town gossip. The boys bring their prospective brides home to Ma, but when Ma inspects these uptown womenfolk and discovers they can’t cook, slop the hogs, or drag tree stumps out of a cornfield, she and her boys have some serious misgivings about the upcomin’ weddins’!

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John Donald O’Shea has been involved in community theatre for more than 40 years as a singer, actor, producer, and director. Since retiring from his position as a circuit court judge, Mr. O’Shea has written and directed several plays for schools. He lives in Illinois.