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Digging up Hoffa

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Years later, Jimmy Hoffa is still missing. Meanwhile, Phyllis worries about her finances and a broken septic system. She decides that desperate times require bold action!

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SKU: N/A Category: Plays Tags: 10-20 Minute Play, 20-29 Minute Play, Comedy, Drama
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Dave Carley
1 man, 1 woman, 1 either
15 minute comedy-drama

About the play: Since the 1975 disappearance of Jimmy Hoffa, a great deal of time and money has been spent looking for his body. Meanwhile, in a tiny house in a Detroit suburb, Phyllis DeLong worries about her finances–and a septic system that has broken down. She is living on a strict budget and has a developmentally delayed child living with her. Life is one big worry.

But Phyllis is also resourceful woman and she decides that desperate times require bold action…

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playwright

Dave Carley

genre

Comedy, Drama

run time

11-19 Minutes

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$20 per performance

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Great Roles for Women, Murder, Parents and Children

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