| My Star of Hope by Lily Poritz Miller |
| * three acts (90 min.) / Drama * Casting: 3 male / 3 female (total roles: 6) Setting New York City's garment district Late 1950s |
| Plot Summary Set in New York City in the late 1950s, this is the story of Amie Sweetbriar, an innocent young girl from a small town who comes to the big city in search of stardom. A part-time job in the garment district thrusts her into a bewildering relationship with the owner of the firm, David Phillips, a streetwise ladies' man whose prey has been the show girls of Radio City Music Hall. Against the background of New York's garment district, the ill-fated lovers struggle to bridge the irreconcilable differences of their worlds. Set Description A shabby office in the garment district of New York. Three desks are cluttered closely together, with a filing cabinet in the rear. To the left of the office is an entrance into a smaller room, which is used for shipping and packaging. A long bench occupies most of this room. The rooms are separated from each other by a portable partition. To the right of the office is the exit. |
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| Monica McCormack as Amie Sweetbriar |
| First performed: New School, New York, 1959, under the direction of George Kondolf, executive producer of the Theatre Guild's U.S. Steel Hour. |