Description
Joseph Alan Johnson
45 minutes
1 woman
About the play: Set during the early hours of the Apollo 11 moonwalk, Miss Ida’s Man-in-the-Moon Yard Sale follows an older woman as she busily prepares for a yard sale while talking directly to her unexpected audience. What begins as fast-talking charm and neighborhood gossip gradually unfolds into a vivid life story marked by beauty, hardship, romance, grief, and resilience. As Miss Ida recounts her journey—from small-town Missouri to Florida, from heartbreak to hard-earned independence—the humor gives way to startling truths she has never spoken aloud. By the time the sale opens, the monologue reveals how survival, choice, and memory can coexist with warmth, wit, and a steady appetite for living.
About the playwright: Joseph Alan Johnson has been a professional actor and writer for over 50 years, and has written and directed over a dozen crowd-pleasing plays. He is a graduate of The American Academy of Dramatic Arts, NYC. Mr. Johnson has appeared on stage, TV, in commercials,and over twenty films in Hollywood and Europe, including the cult hits The Slumber Party Massacre and Sodom’s Ghosts.
What they’re saying about the show:
- I loved this play!…Joseph Alan Johnson has done it again with his wit and wisdom. — D. Richards, I Love the Burg, Saint Petersburg
- It made me cry. This is a play for all audiences. I took my grandmother and she had lived in Miami and could totally identify with Miss Ida. It is a great show, especially for older people. I loved it. – A. Meyers, Saint Petersburg
