SYNOPSIS
Distraught that his new wife has left him for an accordion player, JOEY MANCINI wants to jump from the 23rd floor ledge outside of his office. ALMA MANCINI, JOEY’s mother, arrives with a plate of freshly made lasagna. BRENDA CARTER, JOEY’s secretary returns to the office after realizing she forgot to turn off the coffee maker. She notices the open window and sees her boss and ALMA on the ledge. She joins them. They talk. NYPD crisis cop, RICHIE arrives. ALMA finds it an opportune moment to play matchmaker for BRENDA and RICHIE. They decide to leave and go out for a drink. ALMA leaves in order to not be late for her Broadway show.
CHARACTERS
JOEY MANCINI: 40, a nerdy accountant
ALMA MANCINI: 70, very old-school Italian, peppers her conversations with Italian slang words
BRENDA CARTER: 35, frumpy but cute, JOEY’s secretary
RICHIE BOCHINSKY: 35, handsome, blunt talking cop
SET
23rd Floor Ledge of New York City Office Building
Bare stage. There is an “imaginary” window leading out to the ledge center. Cast enters and exit through this ‘window’. They cautiously move against the building’s “imaginary” wall since the ledge they stand on is a maximum of 2 feet.
Run-time: 10 minutes (approx.)
Author’s Blurb
Andy Accioli is the author of 11 full-length plays and 8 books. Info: AndyAccioli.com