Buried Treasure

by George Sapio

11 PAGES / COMEDY
Carol tries to get her recalcitrant (and recent ex-con) father, Ranger, to show up at her son's 5th birthday party. But Ranger has a surprise of his own. (Part one of "Carol: A Triptych".)
#family #fatherdaughter #crime #excon #teddybear
**Published by Smith and Kraus; Best Short Plays of 2023**

11 PAGES / COMEDY
Carol tries to get her recalcitrant (and recent ex-con) father, Ranger, to show up at her son's 5th birthday party. But Ranger has a surprise of his own. (Part one of "Carol: A Triptych".)
#family #fatherdaughter #crime #excon #teddybear
**Published by Smith and Kraus; Best Short Plays of 2023**

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Buried Treasure by George Sapio
    “

    The premise of trying to convince one's father who is freshly out of prison, having done 12 years for grand larceny, to dress as a pirate for his grandson's birthday party on Saturday is so funny to me. I love the back and forth here and the reveal at the end.

    The premise of trying to convince one's father who is freshly out of prison, having done 12 years for grand larceny, to dress as a pirate for his grandson's birthday party on Saturday is so funny to me. I love the back and forth here and the reveal at the end.

    ”
  • Charles Scott Jones: Buried Treasure by George Sapio
    “

    The dramatic question of BURIED TREASURE is will Carol convince her father Ranger - an ex-con grand-larcenist grandfather to her son Trevor - to attend his grandson’s five-year-old birthday party dressed as a pirate. Now that’s cool. I love the way George Sapio layers in the back stories for both Ranger and Carol - and there’s references to Blackbeard and Butch Cassidy too. A compelling play that remains true to itself.

    The dramatic question of BURIED TREASURE is will Carol convince her father Ranger - an ex-con grand-larcenist grandfather to her son Trevor - to attend his grandson’s five-year-old birthday party dressed as a pirate. Now that’s cool. I love the way George Sapio layers in the back stories for both Ranger and Carol - and there’s references to Blackbeard and Butch Cassidy too. A compelling play that remains true to itself.

    ”
  • Evan Baughfman: Buried Treasure by George Sapio
    “

    A complicated father-daughter relationship takes center-stage here, as does a moth-eaten teddy bear. I loved the dialogue, as well as the script's final reveal! Published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2023!

    A complicated father-daughter relationship takes center-stage here, as does a moth-eaten teddy bear. I loved the dialogue, as well as the script's final reveal! Published in THE BEST TEN-MINUTE PLAYS 2023!

    ”
Carol, F, 30ish
Ranger, M, 60s

Development History

  • Reading, Caravan Productions (Zoom workshop), 2022

Production History

  • Professional, Actors Studio of Newburyport, MA, 2022