Description
Donald R. Fried
14 minutes
1 man, 1 woman
Rose and Oscar, now in their eighties, reunite after sixty years apart, having once shared a youthful romance that was never consummated. Rose, bold and unapologetic, has arranged the meeting with a clear goal: to finally complete what they never did, while Oscar, still married and physically fragile, is deeply conflicted. As their encounter moves from a cafe to a bedroom, enthusiasm collides with aging bodies, medical realities, moral hesitation, and darkly comic mishaps. The play shows the uncomfortable truth that longing does not fade simply because the body changes.
This play is included in the series, Senior Moments.
Better Together! Check out the other plays in this series:
• The Code. Two seniors, Rose and Charlie, meet at a café on a blind date set up over the Internet. 13 minutes.
• The Gamblers. Colonel William and Mother Angie have a chance encounter at a casino. Colonel William is forced to change the habits of a lifetime. 14 minutes.
• On the RAC(K). The members of the Resident’s Advisory Committee have huge troubles trying to accomplish anything at all. 13 minutes.
• Growing – Old. The sequel to The Code, Rose and Charlie meet again. Charlie is once more on the prowl for older women, but Rose has had an “unexpected dose of reality.” 9 minutes.
