A Timely Maneuver

A Timely Maneuver by Emmett Loverde

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Productions (67)
Comedy
|
15 - 25 minutes
1 W, 1 M, 
Content Notes: Mature themes
Set: One table and two chairs in a coffee house

Arrow-stiff Jane is unpleasantly surprised when her reckless blind date, Reggie, sets an egg timer on their table. Five minutes later the timer goes off, and Reggie makes a shocking proposition...

Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $55
Standard Edition $11.99
Stage Manager Edition $24.99

*The per performance fee begins at $55. Your per performance fee will be provided during the ordering process.

Play Details

Arrow-stiff Jane is unpleasantly surprised when her reckless blind date, Reggie, sets an egg timer on their table. Five minutes later the timer goes off, and Reggie makes a shocking proposition...

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 15 - 25 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
  • Content Notes: Mature themes
  • Set: One table and two chairs in a coffee house

Published Reviews

"Fascinating!"

Back Stage West / Drama-Logue

"A strange game of cat and mouse ... pick[s] up on many of the oddities of romance and other matters of the heart."

Brent Hopkins, Daily Bruin (UCLA)

Production History

NOV 09, 2024 - NOV 16, 2024
Maryville University / College of Arts & Sciences
Saint Louis, MO United States
Maryville University / College of Arts & SciencesSaint Louis, MO United States
SEP 27, 2024 - OCT 06, 2024
Soldiers' Theatre
APO, AE United States
Soldiers' TheatreAPO, AE United States
SEP 14, 2023 - SEP 16, 2023
University of Central Missouri
Warrensburg, MO United States
University of Central MissouriWarrensburg, MO United States
SEP 10, 2022 - SEP 18, 2022
The Matthews Opera House and Arts Center
Spearfish, SD United States
The Matthews Opera House and Arts CenterSpearfish, SD United States
MAY 05, 2021 - MAY 05, 2021
Central College
Pella, IA United States
Central CollegePella, IA United States
APR 14, 2017 - APR 15, 2017
Cherry Creek High School
Greenwood Village, CO United States
Cherry Creek High SchoolGreenwood Village, CO United States
MAY 13, 2016 - MAY 13, 2016
Richardson High School
Richardson, TX United States
Richardson High SchoolRichardson, TX United States
APR 29, 2016 - APR 30, 2016
Murray State University
Murray, KY United States
Murray State UniversityMurray, KY United States
NOV 05, 2015 - NOV 07, 2015
Missouri State University
Springfield, MO United States
Missouri State UniversitySpringfield, MO United States
APR 23, 2015 - APR 25, 2015
Lake Oswego High School
Lake Oswego, OR United States
Lake Oswego High SchoolLake Oswego, OR United States
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No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

Awards (1)

Best Short Play, Kyneton's Festival of One Act Plays 2010