THE GREAT NURSING HOME ESCAPE
ISBN: 978-1-61588-287-8
Type: One Act
Genres: Comedy, Farce
Themes: Elderly, Life Lessons & Experiences
Duration: 50 minutes
Speaking Cast: 5 females, 3 males (8 total cast)
SYNOPSIS: From a locked-down nursing home in the dead of night, they attempt the greatest escape ever. Join this misfit band of “inmates” as they hatch a master plan to escape their dreary nursing home and find something far more important than a baseball game – they find their youth. Watch as their best-laid plans go awry with hilarious results! This group of characters will charm you as the ringleader, the gossip, the grouch, the airhead, the Casanova, and the shy old gal with a surprising amount of moxie put their talents to the test. Funny and heartwarming, this single-set, easy-to-produce play is sure to entertain – and to remind audiences of the importance of a youthful sense of adventure.
Cassville High School
Cassville, MO
Sundance Dessert Theatre
Casa Grande, AZ
Wabash Area Community Theater
Wabash, IN
Killeen ISD
Killeen, TX
Killeenisd
killeen, TX
Adair-Casey Guthrie Center Schools
Guthrie Center, IA
"We just produced a Night of One Acts, where the audience chooses their favorite play and The Great Nursing Home Escape won first place (which was sent to the Thespian State Festival as our One Act entry.) This play is hilarious and the students really enjoyed playing these fun elderly characters!"
By Patrick McChesney - Director - Corona del Sol High School
by Nathan Hartswick, Lomira Community Theatre (WI)
by Nathan Hartswick, Lomira Community Theatre (WI)
by Nathan Hartswick, Lomira Community Theatre (WI)
by Nathan Hartswick, Lomira Community Theatre (WI)
by Nathan Hartswick, Lomira Community Theatre (WI)
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