You are here: / / / Fool Me Once, or Henrietta’s Absolutely Horrible Day
Play cover for "Fool Me Once" by James Buglewicz, featuring bold colors and design.

Fool Me Once, or Henrietta’s Absolutely Horrible Day

Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

Henrietta, whose husband died recently, is taken in by various schemes and scams, only to be saved in the nick of time by the street-wise detective and scambuster, San Scam!

SKU: N/A Category: Tags: , , ,

Description

James Buglewicz
20 minute issue oriented comedy
4 men, 5 women, 2 either

About the play: Henrietta, a new widow, is taken in by various schemes and scams, only to be saved in the nick of time by the street-wise detective and scambuster, San Scam! Laughter with a message, Fool Me Once is an excellent vehicle to raise awareness and initiate discussion about the frauds and scams that target seniors.

Click here to read a FreeView

About the playwright: James Buglewicz received a B.F.A. from New York University and an M.F.A. in Directing from the University of Arizona. He currently is a faculty member at East Los Angeles College. He is founder and producing director for East Los Angeles College Storytheatre, a traveling theatre for children and seniors and has written and produced numerous original plays including My Life Was Saved by Dolphins, (a dance-theatre play), The Zombie Code or How Bobby Zombie Beats the Bull ‘E’s and Bobby Zombie Goes to Third Grade (exploring bullying and diversity), Miro and The Golden Flask  (a bilingual Peruvian folk tale), The Stonecutter (a Japanese folk tale) and Jack Tales (a Tennessee folk tale).

Additional information

genre

Comedy, Mystery, Issue-Oriented
run time

20-29 Minutes
men

4, 5, 6
women

5, 6, 7
royalty

$25 per performance
How would you like to purchase this product?

Perusal Script – Digital, Perusal Script – Hard Copy, Production Script – License to Copy, Production Script – Hard Copy, Classroom Script – License to Copy, Royalty per Performance, Streaming License
cast-size

11
theme

Conscious Aging, Private Eyes and Detectives, Social Issues

Related products

  • Digging up Hoffa

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    cast of 3

    15 minute comedy-drama

    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!
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
    • Clear

  • Dumpster Divers

    Price range: $7.50 through $35.00

    2 men, 3 women

    20 minute comedy

    A hilarious fiasco results when three older ladies try to figure out how to retrieve a case of bridge boards that accidently got thrown into a dumpster with some trash.
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
    • Clear
  • Cover of "Mimi and Me" by Kitty Dubin, a senior theatre resource publication.

    Mimi and Me

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 women

    15 minutes

    A young volunteer tries to cheer up an outspoken older woman who has absolutely no desire, whatsoever, to be perked up.  
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
    • Clear
  • Cover of "Lucille Flirts with the Space-Time Continuum" by Richard Davis Jr.

    Lucille Flirts with the Space-Time Continuum

    Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

    2 men, 3 women

    25 minute comedy

    Lucille thinks her friend has the better life. But does she really? The second play in  A Fine Time to Be Lucille
    Select options This product has multiple variants. The options may be chosen on the product page
    • Clear