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The Simple Truth.
A one-act play about the importance of telling the truth.
37 pages, Paperback
First published January 1, 1963
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Carl Allensworth
4 books1 followerCarl was a graduate of Oberlin College, Ohio. He was the author of Village Green, a comedy that was produced on Broadway in 1941. He also wrote many documentary films for business and industry and training films for branches of the armed forces.
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April 12, 2012
Basic Plot: a sermon about honesty is taken very seriously by a young man who turns his family upside down.
This was a one-act about the importance of honesty, but also about treating other people's feelings respectfully. As I well know, being blunt isn't always the most politic thing to do. Even though the concept centers around a sermon, there's actually no religious talk in the play. Almost everything in the play props-wise is intended to be pantomimed, which could work, but may confuse the audience due to the specificity of the properties intended to be pantomimed. If the actors are good enough, it could work, though. My perpetual goal is finding something teens could effectively produce, and this piece fits the bill, even if some of the characters are older. It's got a few funny moments; predictable, but funny. The didactic preachiness of the lesson is a bit much, but the play was written in 1963 and is set in the same year, so a little cheesiness is to be expected. Overall: not bad, but also not great.
This was a one-act about the importance of honesty, but also about treating other people's feelings respectfully. As I well know, being blunt isn't always the most politic thing to do. Even though the concept centers around a sermon, there's actually no religious talk in the play. Almost everything in the play props-wise is intended to be pantomimed, which could work, but may confuse the audience due to the specificity of the properties intended to be pantomimed. If the actors are good enough, it could work, though. My perpetual goal is finding something teens could effectively produce, and this piece fits the bill, even if some of the characters are older. It's got a few funny moments; predictable, but funny. The didactic preachiness of the lesson is a bit much, but the play was written in 1963 and is set in the same year, so a little cheesiness is to be expected. Overall: not bad, but also not great.
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