Taking the Plunge
By Greg Edwards and Amanda Louise Miller
Originally Produced by 8Minute Musicals for the New York
Musical Theatre Festival 2010
Taking the Plunge is an uplifting (and
down-falling) piece about a jittery groom and his soon-to-be mother-in-law who
ascend Big Ben for purposes of death.
Characters
- MRS. CHESTERFIELD, a society matron, Angela Chesterfield's mother
- RALPH SPUNT, a nebbish veterinarian, Angela Chesterfield's fiance
Productions
- Davenport Ten Minute Musical Contest (New York, 2013; Festival Finalist)
- Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival (New York, 2011; Festival
Finalist)
- New York Musical Theatre Festival (New York, 2010)
Press
Backstory
For 8Minute
Musicals, writers are paired randomly (e.g. the lovely
Amanda Louise Miller and me);
given a theme (e.g. a ticking clock), writing requirements (e.g. must include
a foreign phrase and the line "What are you waiting for?"), and two actors (the
amazing Sue Mathys and Kevin Loreque);
and set loose to write an eight-minute show in three days. Taking the Plunge
was the result.
Selections
Read the script. Or listen to some tunes:
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