Balance (~10 min.)

by Robin Rice

Autumn, 2021. Three blocks along Broadway on the Upper West Side of New York City. A woman falls, but is too proud to accept help. She hobbles toward home, unable to shake a young person who is strangely friendly. Is the woman a famous actress from the past? Has the kid be severely mistreated? Movies, wildlife in the city park, and basic loneliness -- an unexpected bond is formed. (Part of a collection with many...

Autumn, 2021. Three blocks along Broadway on the Upper West Side of New York City. A woman falls, but is too proud to accept help. She hobbles toward home, unable to shake a young person who is strangely friendly. Is the woman a famous actress from the past? Has the kid be severely mistreated? Movies, wildlife in the city park, and basic loneliness -- an unexpected bond is formed. (Part of a collection with many playwrights: WALKING PLAYS.)

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Balance (~10 min.)

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  • Robert Weibezahl: Balance (~10 min.) by Robin Rice
    “

    A beautiful slice of humanity and urban life. Rice creates two vibrant and very real characters in Lillian and Charlie, characters you know if you’ve ever walked the streets of New York or any big city. There is so much to read between the lines here, two whole lives played out in ten fast-moving minutes. The ending, tender and hopeful, is truly, in Lillian’s own words, “gold.”

    A beautiful slice of humanity and urban life. Rice creates two vibrant and very real characters in Lillian and Charlie, characters you know if you’ve ever walked the streets of New York or any big city. There is so much to read between the lines here, two whole lives played out in ten fast-moving minutes. The ending, tender and hopeful, is truly, in Lillian’s own words, “gold.”

    ”
  • Ellen Wittlinger: Balance (~10 min.) by Robin Rice
    “

    This is a lovely short play. The characters are well-defined and the dialogue is quick and funny. It would make a great radio play.

    This is a lovely short play. The characters are well-defined and the dialogue is quick and funny. It would make a great radio play.

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