MEN I’M NOT MARRIED TO
AUTHORS
SYNOPSIS
Men I'm Not Married To is loosely adapted from Dorothy Parker’s eponymous text. In the summer of 1924, three young bridesmaids are at their mutual friend’s wedding reception, hiding from their respective assigned groomsmen: a prankster whose antics have run afoul; a sanctimonious judge obsessed with Prohibition contraband; and a self-proclaimed intellectual full of unsolicited advice. Thank goodness it’s the era of the New Woman, when dating has supplanted courtship and a woman’s worth will never again be tied to her marital prospects. Right? This short work is easy to produce and fits neatly into a program of one-acts, scenes programs or recitals.
INSTRUMENTATION
3 Sopranos, B-flat Clarinet, Drum Set, Piano, Bass, opt. Trombone
DURATION
21 minutes
CAST
FRANCES, Soprano
MILDRED, Mezzo-Soprano
EVELYN, Coloratura Soprano
1 non-singing male
PERFORMANCE HISTORY
University of Delaware Lyric Theatre, 2025
Mercer University, 2025
Staged scenes, Montclair State University and Manhattan School of Music, 2025
Live Premiere, Brigham Young University, 2023
World Premiere Virtual Production, Cleveland Opera Theater/Baldwin Wallace Conservatory/On Site Opera, 2022
PUBLISHER
E.C. Schirmer
This work is available for performance worldwide.