The Florida Studio Theatre production of VERONICA’S POSITION
(photos by Betsy Reed)
VERONICA'S POSITION
a comedy by Rich Orloff
(2 w., 4 m.)
“Orloff’s writing is sharp. He has an easy way with humor, and it’s more knowing than most of what passes for comedy in the theater today.”
Variety
“A well-constructed romantic comedy. Polished banter with an edge. Articulate, fast-paced and funnier than reality, Orloff’s creation looks at love, art and contemporary politics.”
Tampa Tribune
“Playwright Rich Orloff has crafted a snappy, smart comedy which skewers political pretensions and Hollywood hipsters.”
Bradenton Herald
VERONICA’S POSITION mixes love, politics and art in a star-spangled comedy set in Washington, D.C., 1990. When two middle-aged movie superstars (a la Liz Taylor & Richard Burton) agree to co-star in a Broadway-bound stage production of HEDDA GABLER, and when she becomes engaged to a conservative U.S. senator while he becomes attracted to their sexy, young, female director, sparks begin to fly. When her gay assistant gets involved with a controversial photographic artist, everyone’s relationship gets tangled and mangled until apolitical Veronica is forced to take a position.
- Winner - 1994 Festival of Emerging American Theatre, IN
- Winner - 1994 InterPlay International Play Festival, Rochester NY
- Winner - 1995 New Plays in America Festival, Charlotte Rep, NC
- Winner - 1993 Center Theatre New Play Contest, Chicago
VERONICA’S POSITION premiered at Florida Studio Theatre and has been produced in Dayton (Dayton Playhouse), Memphis (Theatre Memphis), the Catskills (Shadowland Theatre), Indianapolis (Phoenix Theatre), Portland (Triangle Productions), and elsewhere.
