UNDERFOOT IN SHOW BUSINESS by Charles Leipart

(Adapted from the memoir by Helene Hanff)
Helene Hanff, the celebrated author whose passion for books led her to London and 84, Charing Cross Road, relives her maddening and comic early years as a struggling playwright in New York City—and of her unrequited love affair with the New York theatre in its Golden Age.

At the tail end of the Great Depression, Helene arrives in New York having...
(Adapted from the memoir by Helene Hanff)
Helene Hanff, the celebrated author whose passion for books led her to London and 84, Charing Cross Road, relives her maddening and comic early years as a struggling playwright in New York City—and of her unrequited love affair with the New York theatre in its Golden Age.

At the tail end of the Great Depression, Helene arrives in New York having just won a radio playwrighting fellowship. Every year hundreds of theatre hopefuls arrive in New York convinced they are the next big thing.  ONE in one thousand is right.  This is about the other luckless 999-- underfoot in show business.  By one of them.
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FLANAGAN, 40’s, Helene’s stage manager and friend, and Others.
MAXINE STUART, 40’s, Helene’s friend and actress, and Others.
THERESA HELBURN, Known as “Terry,” 50’s, co-producer of the Theatre Guild, and Others.
A CHARACTER JUVENILE: as Helene’s Brother, Producer Charlie, and Others. A

Production History

  • Professional
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    Deertrees Theatre Company, Harrison, Maine. U.S. Premiere production, July 2016
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    2016
  • Professional
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    Underfoot in Show Business, received its world premiere at the Devonshire Park Theatre in Eastbourne, UK, May 2008, directed by award-winning BBC Television director, David Giles.
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    2008