Maladroit Romeo, The

One-Acts 20

By: Len Cuthbert
Cast: 1 M, 1 F
Performance Time: Approximately 30-45 minutes, 36 pgs.

COMEDY. Bob loves Angelina but when it comes to romance, he can be a little inept. Bob’s plan to propose to Angelina in the college library where they first met studying “Romeo and Juliet” goes awry when he forgets his lines and loses the engagement ring. Then as Bob and Angelina settle into married life, they discover that marriage can be, literally, a series of nightmares. And when the couple reaches their one-year anniversary, not only does Bob forget, but he accidentally surprises Angelina with 1.7 tons of chicken rock instead of concert tickets. But in the end, it may be Angelina who has the biggest surprise of all! Scenes may be performed as individual plays.

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Len Cuthbert has been involved in theatre for children and youth since the late 1980s and is the creator of a summer theatre camp. Mr. Cuthbert has had several plays produced and published and lives in Ontario, Canada.