LESTER AND JERRY & THE CHEMICAL PLANT
by Tara Meddaugh
Lester meets with his old friend and struggles to reconcile his conscience with a government request for using his Chemical Plant during World War 2.
DETAILS:
Genre: Drama, Period piece 1940s
Cast: 2 male,
Age range: 50s-70s
Setting: Study of a wealthy estate
Running time: Around 15 minutes
Tags: 2 person play, all male cast, play for mature actors, great for competitions, duo interpt, period drama, period comedy, realistic, friendship, war, 1940s, WW2, strong male roles
*This play is a stand-alone 10-minute play or is also found in the collection of short plays called The Victory Garden Plays.
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This ten-minute play is part of a selection of short plays which comprises The Victory Garden Plays. It may be performed within The Victory Garden Plays production, or it may stand alone, as a 10-minute play, as featured here.
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While soldiers fight abroad in WW2, those remaining in Westchester County strive to make a difference on the Homefront by creating Victory Gardens, supplementing limited food supply. But the pressures on the homefront extend much further than simply growing produce. A child worries her failing rooftop garden is an omen of misfortune for her father’s return from a POW camp. An infertile woman throws her purpose into feeding neighborhood families. A wealthy man whose chemical plant is commissioned by the government for war purposes struggles with how to leave a meaningful legacy not tainted with warfare. These stories, and more, are given light in The Victory Garden Plays, a series of vignettes chronicling people’s journeys with their new realities of love, growth, life and death.