The Street of Good Friends
Three vacationing spinster school teachers have arrived in a small Italian town where they are stranded after their bus has broken down. But while Abigail and Grace are philosophic about the situation, Hester who is irascible and has spoiled their fun from the beginning creates an enormous fuss. The whimsical Abigail persuades the somewhat more reticent Grace to take a walk with her about the town, but Hester grumpily remains behind. When the two women return, several hours later, Hester immediately senses that something outrageous has happened to them. At first they have no intention of giving Hester an account of their evening, but Hester insists, and Abigail and Grace giddily relate their story. Unwittingly, it seems, the two women wandered into a lovely and friendly little street, appropriately named Via Boncampagni (The Street of Good Friends) when suddenly they were arrested. "You see, Hester," Abigail explains, "The Street of Good Friends is a street for bad girls." When brought before the judge they were shocked by the news that the fine was 1,000 lire for any woman found on the street without a license for "bad girlishness." But then, when the teachers created a fuss over the large sum of money involved, the judge and the policeman came up with a happier suggestion: Since a license to become a "bad girl" costs only 500 lire, if they were to buy one the school teachers would be saving 500 lire. So Grace and Abigail bought a license! Hester is appalled beyond belief particularly when Abigail says that she is seriously considering sending the license back to the U.S. and passing it off as an honorary foreign degree. In a rage Hester rips the license to bits, but the others are not about to forfeit their adventure so easily, and a last-minute suggestion from Abigail saves the day. (4 women.)
Publisher | Dramatists Play Service Inc. |
Category | Female 1 Act |
Theme | Drama |
Type | Part of Volume |
Author | Owen Arno |
Music By | n/a |
Adapted By | n/a |
Based On | n/a |
Female | 4 |
Type | Part of Volume |
Royalty Play | n/a |
Sale Price | $18.50 (excl. GST and postage) |
Our reference | 30967 |