Publisher's Synopsis
In the award-winning comedy, PATTERSON'S, playwright Mary Miller dares to ask the question: Is a funeral parlor ever the appropriate place to settle an old score? In the parking lot outside Patterson's, an old-fashioned funeral parlor, two old high school sweethearts find making amends may require giving up the shirt off one's back! AWARDS & NOTICES "DELIGHTFULLY FUNNY" Decatur Arts Festival, Decatur, GA. Toured with the Autumn Players, Asheville Community Theatre, Asheville, NC. Southeastern Playwrights Project, New Play Development, Emory University, Atlanta, GA. ABOUT THE PLAY: Patterson's is a poignant comedy about the things that are important in life ... and in death! SETTING: A parking lot just outside an old-fashioned funeral parlor called Patterson's. The actors are dressed appropriately in black. (It is not necessary to have any props or scenery!) CHARACTERS: WOMAN: A woman (the older the better.) MAN: A man (the same age or older than the woman.) TIME: Present
