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 (to play 90) The father.
MARGE DUDEK (to play 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.
Costumes:
Vintage and Contemporary
Postal Inspector Uniform
Fantasy Maid
Intermission
110 Minutes