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 children, who Robert is convinced are conspiring to send them to a nursing home.
When ex-con middle-child SCOTTY learns his father has squandered the family fortune, he ropes his reluctant sisters into a harebrained scheme to wrest control of what’s left of their parents’ estate.
A shady car dealer and a mysterious caregiver add to the chaos, as the conspiracy comes to a head, pitting family against family in this wild and darkly comedic play.
DETAILS
2m, 5w
CHARACTERS
ROBERT DUDEK (90+)
MARGE DUDEK (90+) His wife.
IDA (68) The first child.
SCOTTY (60) The middle child.
KEALY (58) The youngest child.
MAIDSERVANT / NANCY CALHOUN (50s) Car sales rep.
JANICE (30s) Kealy’s daughter.
The Present. The Living room and kitchen of Marge and Robert Dudek.
Contemporary Costumes, Period Costumes
Intrermission
110 Minutes