The Ballad of 423 and 424

The Ballad of 423 and 424 by Nicholas C. Pappas

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Productions (31)
Comedy
|
10 - 15 minutes
1 W, 1 M, 
Set: Single set with two doors and the outer hallway of an apartment building. Set can simply be a blank stage with two curtains representing doors.

When a new neighbor moves in next door to one of the most popular and reclusive novelists in the world, she knocks his entire obsessive routine out of balance. In this opening-and-closing-door ballet of love and loneliness, will either be brave enough to answer the other's knock?

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Pricing Information

Min. Performance Fee* $40
NOTE: This play is part of an anthology called Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays.
Standard Edition $19.95
Standard Manager Edition $0.00

*The per performance fee begins at $40. Your per performance fee will be provided during the ordering process.

Play Details

When a new neighbor moves in next door to one of the most popular and reclusive novelists in the world, she knocks his entire obsessive routine out of balance. In this opening-and-closing-door ballet of love and loneliness, will either be brave enough to answer the other's knock?

This play is available from Playscripts, Inc. in the book Humana Festival 2012: The Complete Plays.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 10 - 15 minutes
  • 1 W, 1 M, 
  • Set: Single set with two doors and the outer hallway of an apartment building. Set can simply be a blank stage with two curtains representing doors.

Published Reviews

"A masterpiece of the short play format."

Raven J. Railey, Theatre Louisville

"It's wacky and good fun, and shows how even accomplished people must overcome their fears--and what good things can happen when they do."

Cary Stemle, LEO Weekly

"This quick-moving and hilarious boy-meets-girl play delivers the romantic goods."

Kate Barry, artslouisville.com

Production History

APR 18, 2024 - APR 20, 2024
Western Oregon University
Monmouth, OR United States
Western Oregon UniversityMonmouth, OR United States
FEB 16, 2022 - FEB 19, 2022
Victoria School Of The Arts
Edmonton, AB Canada
Victoria School Of The ArtsEdmonton, AB Canada
NOV 03, 2021 - NOV 05, 2021
Sanderson High School
Raleigh, NC United States
Sanderson High SchoolRaleigh, NC United States
OCT 09, 2020 - OCT 18, 2020
Wake Forest Univ Theatre
Winston-Salem, NC United States
Wake Forest Univ TheatreWinston-Salem, NC United States
NOV 08, 2018 - NOV 17, 2018
University Of Wisconsin Stout
Menomonie, WI United States
University Of Wisconsin StoutMenomonie, WI United States
NOV 02, 2018 - NOV 09, 2018
University Of California, Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, CA United States
University Of California, Santa BarbaraSanta Barbara, CA United States
MAR 03, 2018 - MAR 12, 2018
Walla Walla University Drama
College Place, WA United States
Walla Walla University DramaCollege Place, WA United States
FEB 22, 2018 - FEB 24, 2018
Wasatch High School
Heber City, UT United States
Wasatch High SchoolHeber City, UT United States
OCT 06, 2017 - OCT 08, 2017
Sidwell Friends School
Washington, DC United States
Sidwell Friends SchoolWashington, DC United States
APR 29, 2017 - APR 30, 2017
Class
Spearfish, SD United States
ClassSpearfish, SD United States
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No upcoming productions.
MAR 31, 2012 - APR 01, 2012
Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival)
Louisville, KY United States
Actors Theatre of Louisville (Humana Festival)Louisville, KY United States
APR 22, 2011 - APR 22, 2011
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (Reading)
Washington, DC United States
Kennedy Center American College Theater Festival (Reading)Washington, DC United States

Awards (3)

Winner, Heideman Award (2012)

Finalist, Kennedy Center ACTF National Ten Minute Play Award (2011)

Finalist for the National Partners--American Theatre Award for Strongest Writer's Voice (2011)

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