"Fourteen" by Alice Gestenberg

Jamie Jobb
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Published 2021-04-04
"Fourteen" is a one-act play written by Alice Gerstenberg and performed at the Martinez Campbell Theater on 22 June 2017 as part of the Off The Shelf festival of one acts produced by On Stage Repertory Theater. The social satire was first performed at the Maitland Playhouse in San Francisco in October, 1919.

Cast in order of appearance: Dunham (Jerry Motta), Mrs. Pringle (Melynda Kiring) and Alice (Nancy Kimbell). Directed by Randy Anger. Mrs. Pringle is hosting a dinner party to introduce her daughter to the city's most eligible bachelor. However a blizzard forces guest to cancel which rains havoc upon the dinner-table placements.

The play is in the public domain. Complete script may be found here:
www.theatrehistory.com/plays/fourteen.html
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  • @quicky8442
    1. As you read the tile and reflect on it, what might be the meaning of “Fourteen”? 2. What event might be about to happen which seems to make Mrs. Pringle excitable? 3. What ideas and feelings are you learning about Dunham and Elaine? 4. Who is Elaine? 5. Is Mrs. Pringle choosy for Elaine’s future? 6. What characters are revealed about the hostess? 7. Are there arguments or differences in opinions and ideas? 8. What is interesting about the number fourteen? 9. From what social classes do the guests belong? 10. Why does Elaine say the she “bungles” things? 11. What is Mrs. Pringles feeling when she says that Elaine sits next to Oliver Famsworth?