The Fabulous Imbecile
by Michael Legge
#2005-0033 ISBN #1-933159-37-5
(See also Michael Legge's comedies
Shake-A-Spear and
Time Was

Cast Requirements:
 | ARTIE: Middle-aged. A nervous novice. |
 | ANNIE: A young, no-nonsense stage manager. Tart-tongued. |
 | RICHARD JAGGER: Middle-aged. The theater companys resident
director. Long-suffering (but who isnt in theater?). |
 | MONTY DROSS: Middle-aged. High-strung. Recovering from a nervous
breakdown. |
 | STACY TRUMBELL: Any age. A first-time reporter who cant
believe her luck at being on the scene of a fiasco. |
 | FLO REPOZA: Senior citizen. A veteran of the stage and somewhat
grand. Prone to fainting spells. |
 | MAX GROVER: Senior citizen. An old friend of Flos. A
high-priced executive in the entertainment world. |
 | GRANT POWERS: 30s. Tall, good-looking, with an athletic build
(although a slight paunch is permissible.) Loud, cocky and completely self-centered at
first. Somewhat softened in his attitude by the end. |
 | AL: A young man. Chauffeur. Unassuming. A nice guy. |
 | BELINDA: A young ingenue type. Small and pretty. Not really
stupid, just in her own little world. |
 | HEIDI: Middle-aged. Arties wife. Bossy, direct and not
impressed with Grant (at all). |

The Setting
The scene is the backstage area of the East Pocket Community Players.
There are several raw flats forming three sides which jut out. A door is on the SR side of
the flats and a double terrace door is center. There is enough space for actors to go out
"on stage." The back wall where the audience sits is black. In the
backstage area is a table and chair at right, with table lamp and notebooks. There is a
microphone that connects to the theater loudspeaker system. There are several chairs where
actors can sit. Another door left leads to the dressing rooms and outside.

Plot Summary
A small community theater group, The Pocket Players, are
excited by the home coming of local boy made good, Grant Powers. Grant has become a famous
movie star specializing in action films, and he has agreed to do his home town a favor by
appearing in a new play written by local playwright, Monty Dross. It's also a publicity
stunt for Grant, who is trying to legitimize himself as a serious actor. Unfortunately his
arrogant and crude demeanor hasn't changed over the years and he quickly antagonizes the
entire theater company. To top it off, even though he's had the script in his possession
ahead of time, he didn't bother to learn his lines, and was unable to show up for
rehearsals. The play's director, Richard and his stage manager, Annie try to make the best
of a bad situation, as they come up with schemes to make Grant not look like an idiot.
Chaos ensues during the performance, driving Monty the playwright over the edge of sanity,
along with the rest of the cast. Once the shambles of a play is cut short, Grant makes
what little peace he can with the cast, and an unexpected twist at the end comes from an
audience member. |
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| Props List |
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Costume List |
 | Play scripts (at least 3) |
 | Microphone on table that connects to the P.A.
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 | Cane |
 | Mini tape recorder |
 | Business card |
 | Take-out menu |
 | Bag of take-out food |
 | Vase with dead roses |
 | Length of toilet paper |
 | Paper bag with sandwich |
 | Baseball bat |
 | Soda can |
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 | Headset for Annie2 |
 | Notebooks and pens |
 | Foot bandaging |
 | Camera |
 | Two suitcases |
 | Empty binder |
 | Portable light |
 | Loose piece of paper onstage |
 | Serving tray |
 | Large key chain |
 | Fencing sword |
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 | ARTIE: Casual attire before the show. Business attire/3-piece suit
during the play. |
 | ANNIE: Black sweater or T-shirt. Dark pants. |
 | RICHARD JAGGER: Casual, but dark clothes. Has a cane. |
 | MONTY DROSS: Flashy suit. In Act II, he throws off a coat and
wears a bow tie and vest to be the Butler. |
 | STACY TRUMBELL: Pant suit. |
 | FLO REPOZA: Casual blouse and slacks in the beginning. Her role in
the play calls for a fancy billowing dress. |
 | MAX GROVER: Conservative suit. |
 | GRANT POWERS: Loud Hawaiian shirt and shorts (or baggy pants) in
the beginning. His role in the play calls for a turtle neck and dark pants with loafers. |
 | AL: White shirt and tie. Dark pants. A chauffers cap. |
 | BELINDA: Casual blouse with shorts or slacks in the beginning. Her
role in the play calls for a frilly, pastel dress. |
 | HEIDI: Casual at the beginning. Her role in the play calls for a
dark dress suitable for a middle-aged woman. |
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The Fabulous Imbecile was first performed in August
2003. The production was directed by Michael Legge and featured:
 | Artie: Tom Motekaitus |
 | Annie: Kirsten Raymond |
 | Richard Jagger: James Porter |
 | Monty Dross: BJ McCoy |
 | Stacy Trumbell: Linda Wright-Robison |
 | Flo Repoza: Bunny Porter |
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 | Max Grover: Charles Cormier |
 | Grant Powers: Eric Borgman |
 | Al: Steve Buja |
 | Belinda: Lynda Slocomb |
 | Heidi: Rose Marie Lyon |
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 Author Biography
As he says himself, Michael Legge has
been a film maker, playwright, actor and director for "too many years." He
is the Artistic Director of the Medway (MA) Players and prides his group on the fact that
they prefer to stage unpublished works and new plays. When he can't do that, he
searches for old, obscure plays that no one else does. Shake-A-Spear is his
first published play. His previous plays include Shake A Spear, and Memoirs
of a Gorilla. He is currently working on a new play, Time Was.
Legge is also the head of his own production company, Sideshow
Cinema, which has been producing no budget feature length comedies for 20 years. His
movies, Honey Glaze, Braindrainer, Loons and Cutthroats are all
available on DVD and can be easily found online. His newest movie, Democrazy,
was released in January'05.
Michael has no plans to "grow up" anytime soon. |

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