by Terry Roueche
Full length series or plays can by performed separately.
Ages 20's to 50's.
Ugly Art is a series of related scenes that take place
before an imaginary red painting during an art gallery opening. In the series of plays, women take a dominant
roll, where they force issues and explore emotions with
men. Men are then forced to adjust to their relationships
and the understanding of their immediate world.
Each scene has two characters, a man and a woman;
except for Art Talk, which has three characters.
Four actors can play all parts. The order of the plays is variable with the exception of The Associate, which must
be the opening scene, and Art Talk, which is the final
scene.
No set is required.
(!) Performed in Los Angeles: staged readings by
Drama West from
the Ugly Art series
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In Ugly Art, Rebecca, may or may not have created a meeting at the gallery with an old boyfriend. She brings Michael, her husband, with her to meet her friend. The story brings a new awareness to Michael of their relationship as they wait.
 Awards
(from the series Ugly Art)
Selected for the 1998 Theatre Charlotte (Charlotte, NC) One-Act Series.
Third place winner 1997 Porter Fleming Writing Competition
sponsored by the Greater
Augusta (GA) Arts Council.
Selected for the 1996 New
Play Festival at Converse
College, Spartanburg, SC. |
