brothers-in-law
brothers-in-law - synopsis
Fred and Richard married into the same
family. In the past 12 years they have been
together in the same room hundreds of
times. They never had a conversation until
today.
On the afternoon of their wives’ mother’s
funeral, with the reception taking place
upstairs, they meet each other sneaking into
their late father-in-law’s private room in the
basement, which no one has ever seen.
Fred, a truck driver in his 50’s (older than
the older sister), and Richard, a bon vivant
in his 30’s (younger than the younger
sister), each has his own reason for coming
to this room. Neither wanted company, but
nobody’s leaving.
A suspenseful comedy.
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the play: 90 minutes, no intermission
the setting: a basement room in a house
the cast: two men, one in his 30's and one
in his 50's