Hurricane Gramma by Phil Olson

ISBN #1-933159-67-7
JAC #2006-0017

Cast

• SARAH: 28. She is calm

• CARL: 35. A security guard who takes himself way too seriously.

• ROBERT: 33. A businessman in every sense.

• HELEN: 82. She moves very slowly.

• LOUDSPEAKER VOICE

Plot Summary

Three people are evacuated to a high school gymnasium during a hurricane.  The work-a-holic advertising executive, the woman of his nightmares, and the most lovable, interferring old woman are all 'ruled' by an over-zealous security guard. The results - pure enjoyment.

The Setting

The set is a high school gymnasium. On the floor are 4 workout mats, lined up in a row. A drinking fountain is off stage right.

Author Biography

PHIL OLSON grew up in Edina (MN), home of the first indoor mall. His father’s grandparents came over from Norway and homesteaded a farm north of Fargo, North Dakota. His mother’s grandparents also came over from Norway and ended up in Virginia, Minnesota; the iron range. Phil went on to Dartmouth College where he majored in mathematics, was All Ivy, All New England and All East in Track, and played tight end on the Ivy League Championship Football team. After graduating from Dartmouth, Phil tried out for the Chicago Bears. After his experience with Walter Payton and the Bears, he went on to receive an MBA from The University of Chicago and pursued a business career while writing stage and screenplays. Phil currently lives in Los Angeles where he develops his plays and musicals. He’s written five award-winning plays, all set in small towns in Minnesota. Phil has sold two screenplays, and script doctored three screenplays that were produced. Visit Phil online at www.philolson.com. 

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