Sweet Revenge

Sunny, a sixty year old perpetual hippie, and her sister, Joni, own “Sweet Revenge,” a quaint bakery in Spring Lake, NJ. Joni’s boyfriend, Brian, convinces them to take an extensive loan using the family home as collateral to renovate the bakery and enter a contest with the Treats and Tweets reality show in order to increase sales. The host of the show, Maurice Bailee and his assistant, Charlie, show up for...

Sunny, a sixty year old perpetual hippie, and her sister, Joni, own “Sweet Revenge,” a quaint bakery in Spring Lake, NJ. Joni’s boyfriend, Brian, convinces them to take an extensive loan using the family home as collateral to renovate the bakery and enter a contest with the Treats and Tweets reality show in order to increase sales. The host of the show, Maurice Bailee and his assistant, Charlie, show up for filming a week early in the midst of the renovations. Expected and unexpected chaos ensues. (Sweet Revenge is available for listening through ArtAge Publications: https://seniortheatre.com/product/sweet-revenge/. Feel free to message the playwright for more information.)

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  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: Sweet Revenge

    This is a wild ride. What fun roles for comedic older actors! I really enjoyed watching everything devolve into calculated insanity as the play progressed. This would be an easy play to produce, as it all takes place in the bakery, and it's full of roles that let actors shine. Great work!

    This is a wild ride. What fun roles for comedic older actors! I really enjoyed watching everything devolve into calculated insanity as the play progressed. This would be an easy play to produce, as it all takes place in the bakery, and it's full of roles that let actors shine. Great work!

  • Kim E. Ruyle: Sweet Revenge

    Julie Zaffarano has thrown mature actors into a messy situation where the one-liners and physical comedy fly at a frenetic pace in the Sweet (Sweat :-) Revenge Bakery. This play is great fun! I especially loved the tweets. Would love to see this staged!

    Julie Zaffarano has thrown mature actors into a messy situation where the one-liners and physical comedy fly at a frenetic pace in the Sweet (Sweat :-) Revenge Bakery. This play is great fun! I especially loved the tweets. Would love to see this staged!

  • sheila duane: Sweet Revenge

    I live in NJ, and in many ways this is a Jersey play. However, it is also a universal play. It taps into the whole 'reality show' vibe and the desperation of small business owners to maintain success.
    Really fleshed-out characters and an interesting story. I can see the entire play take place in my mind's eye. Fast-paced and fun. I would love to see this play on stage because of the energy, the people and the movement of the story.

    I live in NJ, and in many ways this is a Jersey play. However, it is also a universal play. It taps into the whole 'reality show' vibe and the desperation of small business owners to maintain success.
    Really fleshed-out characters and an interesting story. I can see the entire play take place in my mind's eye. Fast-paced and fun. I would love to see this play on stage because of the energy, the people and the movement of the story.

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Joni. F, 60s, any gender
Sunny. F, Joni’s older sister, late 60s – early 70s, any gender
Brian. M, 60, any gender
Charlie Charles. Any gender identification, 20s-30s,
Maurice Bailee (pronounced bai-LEE). M late 60s-70s
Andy. Any gender identification, any adult age
All characters: Any ethnicity. Joni and Sunny are sisters, but nothing in the script states they are blood related.

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Dramatist Guild Philadelphia Footlights, Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization PlayPenn Foundry, Year 2019
  • Type Reading, Organization Plays and Players (Philadelphia) and PlayPenn Foundry, Year 2019

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Rover Dramawerks, Year 2023

Awards

  • Finalist, Development Opportunity
    First Works
    Finalist
    2020