Masks, with Jim's beast, Tides, Among the lions, The reason, The house: one act plays of contemporary life

· 1967

Comedy in 3 acts. By Mary Kennedy and Ruth Hawthorne. 6 males, 6 females. Modern costumes. 2 interiors. Plays 2½ hours. The characters, scenes and situations are thoroughly up-to-date in this altogether delightful American comedy. The heroine is a woman of tremendous energy, who manages a business--as she manages everything--with great success, and at home presides over the destinies of a growing son and daughter. Her struggle to give the children the opportunities she herself had missed, and the children’s ultimate revolt against her well-meant management--that is the basis of the plot. The son who is cast for the part of artist and the daughter who is to go on the stage offer numerous opp…

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