Resisted Living
a play by Braddon Mendelson
ROBERT and MARGE DUDEK have lived in the same house since they married seventy years ago. Now in their 90s and contending with age-related malaise, they attempt to conceal their feebleness from their three aging children, who Robert believes are conspiring to relocate them to a facility for the elderly. Upon learning their dad has gambled away the family fortune in cruise ship casinos, ex-con middle child SCOTTY pushes his sisters, IDA and KEALY, to join him in a malevolent scheme to wrest control of the remainder of their parents’ estate. A shady car dealer and a mysterious caregiver add to the chaos, as the conspiracy comes to a head, pitting sibling against sibling in this wild and darkly comedic play.
DETAILS
2m, 6w
Rev. 4/11/2024
CHARACTER LIST
ROBERT DUDEK (90+)
MARGE DUDEK (90+) His wife.
IDA (68) The first child.
SCOTTY (60) The middle child.
KEALY (58) The youngest child.
MASSEUSE / NANCY CALHOUN (50s) Car sales rep.
JANICE (30s) Kealy’s daughter.
The Present. The Living room and kitchen of Marge and Robert Dudek. The
Contemporary Costumes, Period Costumes
Intrermission
110 Minutes