A Life Enriching Community

by Philip Middleton Williams

Scripts and production rights are available through ArtAge Publications’ Senior Theatre Resource Center.

Ten-Minute: (2014) Paul and Adam settle into their new retirement community in South Florida and come to terms with the life that has brought them there.

Scripts and production rights are available through ArtAge Publications’ Senior Theatre Resource Center.

Ten-Minute: (2014) Paul and Adam settle into their new retirement community in South Florida and come to terms with the life that has brought them there.

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  • Jillian Blevins: A Life Enriching Community

    With a pitch-perfect balance of snark and sentiment, A LIFE ENRICHING COMMUNITY’s retirees pop off the page. It’s remarkable how naturally Middleton Williams is able to convey decades of romantic history in this brief interlude as the couple transitions into their shared life’s final chapter. This funny, tender 10-minute play would be an excellent showcase for two older actors and a welcome addition to any festival.

    With a pitch-perfect balance of snark and sentiment, A LIFE ENRICHING COMMUNITY’s retirees pop off the page. It’s remarkable how naturally Middleton Williams is able to convey decades of romantic history in this brief interlude as the couple transitions into their shared life’s final chapter. This funny, tender 10-minute play would be an excellent showcase for two older actors and a welcome addition to any festival.

  • Robert J. LeBlanc: A Life Enriching Community

    I had the privilege of seeing this show as a part of More Real Life Stories festival in Newburyport, MA. The honesty in this show is profound, the love and understanding touching, and the message is clear. It's funny in all the right places with an underlying seriousness that adds a realism to the couple. This show does what all great 10-minutes do, it bring you in fast, holds you in rapt attention, and leaves you wanting for more. So well done.

    I had the privilege of seeing this show as a part of More Real Life Stories festival in Newburyport, MA. The honesty in this show is profound, the love and understanding touching, and the message is clear. It's funny in all the right places with an underlying seriousness that adds a realism to the couple. This show does what all great 10-minutes do, it bring you in fast, holds you in rapt attention, and leaves you wanting for more. So well done.

  • Stephen Kaplan: A Life Enriching Community

    It's always so refreshing to see a relationship not commonly represented on stage - in the case here, an elderly gay couple. Williams shows us the deep contours of their rich life together in this short play.

    It's always so refreshing to see a relationship not commonly represented on stage - in the case here, an elderly gay couple. Williams shows us the deep contours of their rich life together in this short play.

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Character Information

  • Adam
    Retired teacher.
    Character Age
    60's
    Character Gender Identity
    Gay male.
  • Paul
    Retired businessman. Adam's partner.
    Character Age
    60's
    Character Gender Identity
    Gay male.
  • Michelle
    Retirement community associate. All smiles and perky.
    Character Age
    30-35
    Character Gender Identity
    Female.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization South Florida Theatre League, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization William Inge Theatre Festival New Play Lab, Year 2016

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Queer Shorts 2.1 - Queer Love, Bartell Theatre, Madison, Wisconsin, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization New Theatre, Year 2014

Awards

  • City Theatre National Award for Short Playwriting Contest
    City Theatre
    Finalist
    2020