Douglas: The Play

The genre of the autobiographical play includes masterworks like The Glass Menagerie, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Yellow Face and Long Day’s Journey into Night. Enter Douglas Jones-Jones, a young, pretentious, half-witted wannabe playwright eager to add his name to the list of greats. After dozens of attempts to have his show produced around the US, he finally talked [YOUR THEATRE'S NAME HERE] into giving him a shot...

The genre of the autobiographical play includes masterworks like The Glass Menagerie, Brighton Beach Memoirs, Yellow Face and Long Day’s Journey into Night. Enter Douglas Jones-Jones, a young, pretentious, half-witted wannabe playwright eager to add his name to the list of greats. After dozens of attempts to have his show produced around the US, he finally talked [YOUR THEATRE'S NAME HERE] into giving him a shot. Just a few problems, almost nobody agreed to be in the show other than his ex-girlfriend Maude. Additionally, his life’s story is not particularly interesting, and he really fancies himself to be a bit of a genius (he’s not). So, the question is, can two actors who barely get along make this horrible script work well enough to entertain the good people of [YOUR TOWN'S NAME HERE] for an hour? I doubt it. But we’ll have to wait and see.

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Douglas: The Play

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  • Larry Rinkel: Douglas: The Play

    Absolutely delightful. An utterly charming, utterly theatrical send-up of a hapless would-be young playwright whose every effort at success succeeds only in comic failure. Rushing has a ball creating this poor pathetic but ultimately adorable loser and filling every scene with deftly crafted speeches and incidents. The other characters - most played by Douglas Jones-Jones himself but others by his friend Maude and Czech-speaking unseen stage manager Kirby - add variety and zest to the proceedings. This gossamer light-as-air jeu d'esprit may be the best play I've read by Straton Rushing yet...

    Absolutely delightful. An utterly charming, utterly theatrical send-up of a hapless would-be young playwright whose every effort at success succeeds only in comic failure. Rushing has a ball creating this poor pathetic but ultimately adorable loser and filling every scene with deftly crafted speeches and incidents. The other characters - most played by Douglas Jones-Jones himself but others by his friend Maude and Czech-speaking unseen stage manager Kirby - add variety and zest to the proceedings. This gossamer light-as-air jeu d'esprit may be the best play I've read by Straton Rushing yet. Good work!

Character Information

  • Douglas Jones-Jones
    Character Age
    23
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Maude Heinz
    Character Age
    20's
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Kirby
    Eastern European accent. Never actually enters the stage.
    Character Age
    Any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any

Production History

  • Type Fringe, Organization SceneShop / Fort Worth Fringe Fest, Year 2019