Coal Creek Community Theater presents
An Evening of One-Acts
with Works by Phoebe Hoffman, Bruce Kimes & Pat Cook
Run Time - 1 hour and 30 minutes with two 10-minute intermissions
The Advantages of Being Shy
by Phoebe Hoffman
No man or woman can afford to be shy in America today… or so says Iris, a relationship expert who specializes in helping the tongue-tied, awkward and romantically hopeless fall in love. That is, until an unexpected case crosses her desk, and Iris realizes that perhaps her pre-conceived notions of what makes a successful relationship might not be the case after all.
Dueling Oakes
by Bruce Kimes
Concerns a preposterous and manifestly outrageous duel to be fought by the newlyweds, Bill and Sally Oakes in their living room. A childish but nevertheless serious argument is started and it snowballs into a tempestuous challenge - a challenge to a duel with pistols. Plans are made, seconds are chosen and the duel, after false starts and interruptions gets under way. The duel solves the problem for the Oaks. A delightfully different play.
Rest in Peace
by Pat Cook
In this delicious comedy, a man apparently witnesses the immediate aftermath of his own death. He's in a hospital, and as none of his relatives can see or hear him, he decides he must be dead. Another patient comes in and as they both see and hear each other, they decide that both of them must be dead. What the other people say and do is not what either of the men expected under the circumstances. It isn't what the audience will expect either.
