Men in Suits – 3 Plays About the Mafia

Title: Men in Suits - 3 Plays About the Mafia
Author: Milligan, Jason
Price: $19.95

Men in Suits
by Jason Milligan

Charles Durning, Dan Lauria and James Handy starred at Westport Country Playhouse of this portrait of up and coming Mafia soldiers: Bobby who does as he's told and never questions the legendary Boss and Max who is haunted by the screams of people they've killed. They whack the wrong guy in Grand Central Station and are seen driving to Vermont to confess their error. Short scenes chronicle the drive; settings en route are easily suggested with set pieces.

Full Length Play, Dramatic Comedy
Cast: 3m
105 Minutes
Time Period - Contemporary, Present Day

Settings Of Play - Various locations in New York, on Long Island, and on the road to Vermont. All of these locations are suggested with a set piece or two - a bench for Grand Central Station, two stools for the car, a table and chairs for IHOP, etc. Light and sound will play an important role in establishing all of these locations.

Bare Stage/Simple Set

Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
CAUTIONS: Alcohol, Intense Adult Themes, Strong Language, Smoking
TAGS: Betrayal, Business, Friendship
TARGET AUDIENCE: Adult
PERFORMANCE GROUP: College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Professional Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups


\"You're gonna love Men in Suits.\" CRN Radio
\"Hilarious.... Milligan's dialogue is at turns funny, biting, and sad.\" Fairfield Country Weekly
\"Races by in an ever changing montage of emotional loyalty, humor, betrayal, and blood.... A fascinating play.\" Connecticut Post
\"Should go to Broadway.\" Westport News

Published with Any Friend of Percy D'Angelino Is a Friend of Mine and Family Values in Men in Suits: Three Plays About the Mafia.
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Family Values
by Jason Milligan

Meet Vinnie and Anne Marie, an all American, upwardly mobile Mafia couple who have it all: a beautiful home, plenty of money and success Vinnie is about to become a made man. On the eve of his official induction into the crime family, his world crashes down in a chaotic series of darkly comic events. He commits the worst transgression imaginable when he accidently runs over the Boss's six year old heir. The boy is barely injured but Vinnie is in deep trouble. His fanatic efforts to remedy his blunder reveal the high price of being part of the \"Famil

Full Length Play, Comedy
Cast: 6m, 3f
90 minutes
Time Period - Contemporary
No intermission
Unit Set/Multiple Settings, Bare Stage/Simple Set
Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
Mild Adult Themes
Betrayal, Childhood, Death, Marriage, Parenting/Family
Appropriate for all audiences
PERFORMANCE GROUP: High School/Secondary, College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Dinner Theatre, Professional Theatre, Reader's Theatre, Shoestring Budget


Settings Of Play - Various locations in Queens and New Jersey. All of these locations are suggested with a set piece or two - a tailoring mirror and a rack of fine sportcoats for the clothing store, two stools and maybe a steering wheel for the car, a bed an a vanity for a bedroom, etc. Light and sound will play an important role in establishing all of these locations. The play is designed to be played without an Intermission, but if desired, one can be inserted between scenes 4 and 5. No, the script is not littered with typos. Vinnie and Ann-Marie have a very \"unique\" way of phrasing things, that's all.

CASTING ATTRIBUTES
Ensemble cast, Reduced casting (Doubling Possible), Expandable casting, Flexible casting, Roles for Children, Room for Extras, Strong Role for Leading Man (Star Vehicle), Strong Role for Leading Woman (Star Vehicle), Parts for Senior Actors

VINNIE RAMPULO
ANN-MARIE - Vinnie's wife.
THE KID - 6; male.
THE BOSS
CHARLES - a tailor.
DR. ROSENBAUM - a male M.D.
DR. McCAFFREY - a female M.D.
A NUN - Can be played by the same actress who plays Dr. McCaffrey.
SEVERAL MAFIOSI - 35-60; \"made\" men ranging in age; can be played by the same actors who play Charles and Dr. Rosenbaum.
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Any Friend of Percy D'Angelino Is a Friend of Mine
by Jason Milligan

Full Length Play, Comedy
Cast: 2m, 1f

Originally presented in Los Angeles with Peter Falk, Christian Slater and Jean Smart, this side-splitting Mafia comedy begins with a mysterious stranger arriving at the Long Island estate owned by a renowned mob boss. Why is \"Tony\" there? To kill the venerable Frankie? To work for him? The mobster's bombshell wife has her own theories. Hilarious antics designed to divine Tony's purpose end with the discovery that he is a soap opera star signed to play Frankie in a feature film! Frankie detests movies and determines to have his guest fitted for cement shoes, but he warms to the idea of being glorified in a Hollywood epic. Laughs abound as he coaches Tony on how to play him.


90 minutes
Time Period - Contemporary, Present Day
Settings Of Play - Suggested locations in and around Frankie's estate in Amagansett.
Bare Stage/Simple Set
Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
CAUTIONS: Alcohol, Mild Adult Themes
TAGS: Betrayal, Friendship, Marriage
Appropriate for all audiences
PERFORMANCE GROUP
College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Dinner Theatre, Professional Theatre, Reader's Theatre, Shoestring Budget, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups

Publisher: Samuel French Inc (NY US)
Format: Paperback
ISBN: 9780573626289
Publishing status: OS Archived