Synopsis
While making a long-postponed trip to the Grand Canyon, an elderly widower and his wife encounter a young woman in the throes of a personal dilemma.
Roles
- Female: 2
- Male: 1
- Total roles: 3
- Roy
- A retired man in his late 60’s.
- Coral
- Roy’s wife, in her early 60’s.
- Kathy
- An emotional young woman, late 20’s – early 30’s.
Setting & Set Requirements
Simple setting. A scenic lookout at the edge of the Grand Canyon.
Awards
- 2011 – Audience Favorite, 3Roses Writer Speaks, CA
- 2008 – Best of Fest, Estrogenius Short Play Festival, NY
Productions
- 2022 – Studio Players, KY
- 2022 – Open Eye Theater, NY
- 2021 – Colonial Playhouse, PA
- 2015 – The Barbara Collection, Hyehwadong 1Bunji, Seoul, S. Korea
- 2015 – 15 Minute Play Festival, Incheon, S. Korea
- 2015 – Studio Players, KY
- 2015 – Eden Prairie Players, MN
- 2015 – Cashiers Friends of the Library, FL
- 2015 – Something Marvelous, IL
- 2015 – Theater Workshop of Owensboro, KY
- 2014 – King’s Players, WA
- 2013 – Bouquete Players, Panama
- 2013 – Secret Theater, NY
- 2012 – Eden Prairie Players, MN
- 2012 – Gulfport Community Players, FL
- 2012 – F.A.C.T. Words and Wine, NY
- 2012 – Sundog Theater, NY (performed as “Railing’s Edge”)
- 2011 – Arlington Friends of the Drama, MA
- 2011 – 3Roses Writer Speaks, CA
- 2009 – Little Theater on Broad St., CT
- 2009 – Voice of Vashon Radio Theater Series, WA
- 2009 – Theater@First, MA
- 2009 – Boca Raton Theater Guild, FL
- 2009 – Potluck Productions, MO
- 2008 – Nantucket Short Play Festival, MA
- 2008 – Theater 9/12, Seattle, WA
- 2008 – Estrogenius Short Play Festival, NY
- 2008 – ArtsCenter, NC
- 2008, New Provincetown Players, MA
- 2008 – Lakeshore Players, MN
- 2008 – Acadia Theater Company, Nova Scotia, Canada
- 2008 – 6 Women Playwrighting Festival, CO
- 2008 – Acme Theater, MA
- 2008 – Sundog Theater, NY (performed as “Railing’s Edge”)
Sample
Kathy: You’re married, right? What do you think about all that “’til death do us part” business? Do you think that’s a promise that should be kept no matter what? If you don’t mind my asking.
Roy: There’s some good reasons to break a promise, but there’s lots of bad ones, too. You want to be sure about why. You don’t want to wish later that you hadn’t.