Resurrection of Rocky Ricochet, The

Full-Lengths

By: Bryan Starchman
Cast: 11 M, 5 F, 3 flexible, optional extras (Doubling possible)
Performance Time: Approximately 90 minutes, 82 pgs.

FARCE. Our story takes place in the small town of Minnewawa, California, population 300. On this tragic night, Rocky Ricochet’s fabulous girlfriend, Athena, dumps him, and across town, an invalid dies of a heart attack at the local hospital. Has fate linked these two tragic events? Rocky seems to think so. After the town drunk (in this case, the town’s doctor) arrives to examine the dead invalid and mistakes him for Rocky, word spreads through Minnewawa that Rocky has died of a broken heart. With the help of the town coroner, Rocky devises a plan to win back Athena by masquerading as his own long-lost twin brother, Jethro. This riotous farce features a host of zany characters.

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Bryan Starchman is a playwright, actor, and teacher. He grew up in Mariposa, CA, where he teaches American literature and theatre at Mariposa County High School. Mr. Starchman graduated from UCLA with a BA in American literature and culture and an emphasis in dramatic writing.