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LUCILLE FLETCHER
(1912 - 2000)Nationality: USA
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Lucille Fletcher's plays including biography, theatres, agent, synopses, cast sizes, production and published dates
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below is a list of Lucille Fletcher's plays - click on a Play Title for more information
Hitch-Hicker, The Night Watch Sorry, Wrong NumberHitch-Hicker, The
Synopsis:
a ghost thriller, this story has the quality of an anecdote out of American folklore, drawing as it does on the local color and place-names of the United States. It is the tale of Ronald adams, an average motorist, who sets out to drive from Brooklyn to California, and early on his journey encounters a strange and inexplicable hitch-hiker. His efforts to explain, then avoid, and finally destroy the constantly appearing figure along the highway carry him through several episodes and many states until the adventure finally culminates in an amazing and terrifying climax in New Mexico. the play, like good ghost stories, hovers between reality and unreality. Its mood of deepening horror makes it a fine display piece for a young male actor, and at the same time, its dashes of local color, its episodic bits of human reality give opportunities for strong acting among the supporting players.
Notes:
adapted from own novel
1st Produced:
- 1941
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, -
Music:
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Genre:
Thriller One act
Parts:
Male: 4 Female: 8 Other: extras
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Top of PageNight Watch
Synopsis:
Unable to sleep, elaine Wheeler paces the living room of her Manhattan townhouse, troubled by unsettling memories and vague fears. Her husband tries to comfort her, but when he steps away for a moment elaine screams as she sees (or believes she sees) the body of a dead man in the window across the way. the police are called, but find nothing except an empty chair. elaine's terror grows as shortly thereafter she sees still another body-this time a woman's-but by now the police are skeptical and pay no heed to her frantic pleas. Her husband, claiming that elaine may be on the verge of a breakdown, calls in a lady psychiatrist, who agrees with his suggestion that elaine should commit herself to a sanitarium for treatment. From this point on, the plot moves quickly and grippingly as those involved-elaine's old friend and house guest Blanche; the inquisitive and rather sinister man who lives next door; and the nosy German maid Helga-all contribute to the deepening suspense and mystery of the play as it draws towards its riveting and chilling climax.
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1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, -
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Genre:
Suspense, full length
Parts:
Male: 5 Female: 4 Other: -
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Top of PageSorry, Wrong Number
Synopsis:
a mystery thriller, the tale of a neurotic invalid, whose only contact with the outside world is her phone. Over this, one night, because of a crossed wire, she hears plans for a murder, which turns out to be her own. Her frantic efforts to enlist help through the only means at her disposal, her growing terror and realization of the truth, and (along the way) the hints about her own life and personality she lets drop, make this a full character portrait not only of herself but of the unseen murderer, whose identity and motivations are surmised but never revealed. a tour de force of acting for the female star, who commands the stage throughout, this play also picks up through the many phone calls, personality vignettes of the outside world, including gangsters, phone operators, a police sergeant, etc., each of which is distinct and of vital importance to the storyline. the play has been adapted by the author for an easy stage presentation, which should be as telling as the original radio version; although both have been made available in this present printing.
Notes:
adapted from own novel
1st Produced:
- 1943
Organisations:
-
1st Published:
Dramatists Play Service, NY, -
Music:
-
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Genre:
Drama One act
Parts:
Male: 3 Female: 4 Other: extras
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