One-Act Play
When love’s no longer beautiful, it may be time for therapy.
A man finally tells his therapist what’s really on his mind.
LENGTH: 20 minutes
CAST: 1M, 1F
Maria Volker and Jerry Ferris at the Strawberry One-Act Play Festival, Winter 2005, New York City.
THE SESSION was expanded into the full-length play, COUPLE OF THE CENTURY by William Ivor Fowkes (click here).
PRODUCTION
2005. The Strawberry One-Act Festival, the Bernie West Theatre, New York.
PUBLICATION.
2007. Published in the literary journal.
HONORS
2005. FINALIST (by audience selection), The Strawberry One-Act Festival, the Bernie West Theatre, New York.
2008. Nominated for the Pushcart Prize.
SETTING
A therapist’s office on the ground floor of a large pre-war apartment building on Central Park West in New York City.
PERIOD
Now—an afternoon.
CHARACTERS
PATIENT: A self-confident, charming man in his 40s. Dressed in a suit or coat and tie. Obviously in good shape.
THERAPIST: An intelligent, articulate, and reserved woman. Also in her 40s. Well dressed.