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The Death and Life of Sneaky Fitch

$13.00
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Full Length, A Farcial Tragedy
10 men, 3 women, extras
Total Cast: 13, Exterior
ISBN-13: 978-0-8222-0289-9


MIN. PERFORMANCE FEE: $105 per performance.
THE STORY: To the ambitious little town of Gopher Gulch, Sneaky Fitch is an abrasive disgrace—a no-good, drunken, brawling nuisance. When he falls ill there is a sigh of relief, and when he apparently dies (thanks to some suspicious “medicine” administered by the departing Doc Burch) there are few tears. But when Sneaky rises from his coffin the picture changes, for no one dares confront a man who has come back from the dead. Capitalizing on his “invincibility” Sneaky soon takes over as sheriff, mayor and town banker—not to mention being the man who faces down Rackham, the fastest gun in the West. In short, where he was formerly unbearable he is now insufferable. But mortality (thanks to the reappearance of Doc Burch) suddenly returns, and once the truth is out it’s curtains for Sneaky—this time for keeps—and all ends as boisterously and happily as you might wish.
Deftly blending farce and high comedy, this hilarious spoof of the “Old West” puts all the traditional elements together into a thoroughly delightful and completely original theatre piece.