JIM's Play

  AN ACTOR IN THE FAMILY by    ..   Jim Kraft ******************** An Actor in the Family 2 AN ACTOR IN THE FAMILY A single-set comedy for 4 actors (2M, 2W) CHARACTERS JOE STOVER, male, 60s. Financially-secure,  amiable, dreamy, impulsive. He is usually  reined-in by his wife. MAGGIE STOVER, female, 60s, Joe’s wife. Smart, acerbic, used to being in charge.  Maternal, but not motherly, she loves her son but does not dote on him. ALAN STOVER, male, mid-30s, their son. Harried, still trying to find his place in life.  Torn between being his own man and making his parents happy. JAY, female, early 20s, an Uber driver. Pleasant, but snarky, she hasn’t found her way in  life yet. SETTING The living room of the Stover’s well-to-do home, somewhere in the Midwest. TIME The present SYNOPSIS Alan Stover receives an emergency call from his mother. Arriving at his parents’ home,  he finds that his retired accountant father is about to leave for ...