Check Please

by Jonathan Rand

Dating can be hard. Especially when your date happens to be a raging kleptomaniac, or your grandmother's bridge partner, or a mime. Check Please follows a series of blind dinner dates that couldn't get any worse -- until they do. Could there possibly be a light at the end of the tunnel?

Genres: Plays, Theatre, Drama, School

27 pages

First published June 12, 2003

Reviews

[Dayna Cheatham · Rating 2 out of 5]

2.5 stars

[Ariel Michelle · Rating 5 out of 5]

I performed this play in high school and I was the understudy within twenty-four hours of the show opening because the lead girl got sick.

It was very fun and because I didn't rehearse with the other guys I was "dating" it felt like a real first date.

This was so fun to perform and was well written and witty and fun for everyone.

[Monica · Rating 4 out of 5]

What a fun play!!! Reads like good sitcom, fun, way-out characters, and nice ending to tie it all together. Rand is such a funny and witty playwright.

[Stephanie Pieck · Rating 5 out of 5]

Acting editions of scripts are great for blind readers because they include detailed descriptions of the action, expressions, and movements of characters as well as information about costumes, lighting, set, and props.
This is especially true for comedies, which often rely heavily on non-visual cues to establish timing and make jokes effective.
So I opened this play already knowing I'd enjoy it but also wondering hw much I would. After all, it's basically a long riff on the same theme: bad dates.
Some of the funniest scenes were the ones with no dialogue. I found myself not only laughing myself at the situation as presented, but also enjoying imagining how an audience might respond to seeing it. What would they sound like? That only heightened my own laughter.
This play relies on stereotypes and not-too-subtle humor which may make some readers uncomfortable. I would remind potential readers that this play wasn't intended to hurt anyone, or belittle anyone. It was intended to highlight what we all could remember a bit more often: If you don't succeed the first time, try again. Learn from your past experiences, and never give up on the possibility of finding love in unexpected places and with unexpected people.

[Max · Rating 1 out of 5]

Overall, it wasn’t a bad read, but the scene with Linda was purely inexcusable. It’s absolutely sickening how often DID and other disorders are stereotyped and picked fun at for comedic purposes. This is disgusting.

[Zoe Martin · Rating 5 out of 5]

I directed this play as part of my school's senior one-acts night and absolutely loved it! It was a crowd-pleaser! The script is fairly flexible and easy-to-understand, and Rand responds to any email inquiries. Check Please is such a fun show- the roles double beautifully and is enjoyable for director and cast alike.

[Marissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

This show was part of a senior-directed production at my school, and it's so much fun! It's such a simple premise, but it's really funny and super cute.

[Dan Blackley · Rating 4 out of 5]

Funny play about bad dates.

[hannah · Rating 4 out of 5]

so fun

[Shawn Deal · Rating 4 out of 5]

A good solid play about dating life.

[sam.vvitch · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this in my theatre class and honestly it was just a fun time with a pretty funny script. There’s not a whole lot of substance but the characters all have very unique quirks. I got to read for Linda and that was just so much fun! 👍🏻

[Liz · Rating 4 out of 5]

Fun play with lots of interesting characters.

[Lu]

This play absolutely ate !

[Josie]

I played Melanie and it was such fun