NIGHT LIGHT

by Donald Loftus

CHARLIE, the cranky, old night watchman at The Broadway Theatre, has fallen asleep at his post near the stage door. Suddenly, there is a pounding on the exterior of the stage door, which startles CHARLIE. The unanticipated visitor is JIMMY, a chorus boy who recently lost his job. JIMMY was in the revival of “West Side Story,” which recently and abruptly closed at The Broadway Theatre due to "artistic...

CHARLIE, the cranky, old night watchman at The Broadway Theatre, has fallen asleep at his post near the stage door. Suddenly, there is a pounding on the exterior of the stage door, which startles CHARLIE. The unanticipated visitor is JIMMY, a chorus boy who recently lost his job. JIMMY was in the revival of “West Side Story,” which recently and abruptly closed at The Broadway Theatre due to "artistic differences" between the leading man and the director. JIMMY explains that he has now been evicted from his apartment and is desperate. HE turns to CHARLIE for help. We quickly learn that CHARLIE has his own problems, but in the end, we see cranky, old CHARLIE has a heart of gold and a magical friendship is formed as he comes to JIMMY’S rescue. (Cast: 2M)

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  • Denis Meadows: NIGHT LIGHT

    Last evening I had the pleasure of reading the role of Charlie the night watchman for Bluebird Theatre in Brooklyn of NIGHT LIGHT, Donald Loftus's valentine to the theatre (and to West Side Story). A sweet, warm play--highly recommended!

    Last evening I had the pleasure of reading the role of Charlie the night watchman for Bluebird Theatre in Brooklyn of NIGHT LIGHT, Donald Loftus's valentine to the theatre (and to West Side Story). A sweet, warm play--highly recommended!

  • Charles Scott Jones: NIGHT LIGHT

    Okay, I promise not to tell anyone at the Broadway Theater this is going on. NIGHT LIGHT is the second play I’ve met that involved a ghost light and this is by far the better. It has the charm and magic that we can only imagine goes on behind the curtains in these old theaters. Thanks to Donald Loftus for bringing this passing of the torch (or ghost light) to life.

    Okay, I promise not to tell anyone at the Broadway Theater this is going on. NIGHT LIGHT is the second play I’ve met that involved a ghost light and this is by far the better. It has the charm and magic that we can only imagine goes on behind the curtains in these old theaters. Thanks to Donald Loftus for bringing this passing of the torch (or ghost light) to life.