Half an Hour

One-Acts 20

By: Heather Lynn
Cast: 4 M, 3 F, 1 flexible
Performance Time: Approximately 20-30 minutes, 22 pgs.

CLASSIC DRAMA. Adapted from the play by J.M. Barrie. Lilian yearns to leave her abusive husband. After Hugh Paton proposes that she sail with him, Lilian realizes this is her chance to escape. Due to sail within half an hour, Lilian rushes to join Hugh. When Hugh leaves to hail a cab, he is struck by an automobile and killed. A friend of Lilian’s husband finds Hugh’s body in the street, notifies Lilian of the death, and then makes his way to Lilian’s home for a dinner party. Included in the play collection How to Get Rid of Your Husband Circa 1910.

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