COLLECTIONS OF SHORT PLAYS AND SKETCHES 

The Foolish Theatre Company production of ROMANTIC FOOLS

(photos by Rick Tormone)

ROMANTIC FOOLS

a comic vaudeville by Rich Orloff

(1 m., 1 w.)

        “A side-splitting new comedy.  You’ll ache from non-stop laughing.”

                Show Business Weekly

ROMANTIC FOOLS is “a comic vaudeville”, a revue of 12 two-character sketches examining love, lust, dating and romance.  Showing the influences of Monty Python, Saturday Night Live, Jules Feiffer, the Marx Brothers, and classic vaudeville comedy, these sketches vary widely in style, but they all celebrate the inherent farce of male-female relationships.

Originally produced at the 2002 Key West Theatre Festival, ROMANTIC FOOLS has since been produced at Theatre Conspiracy in Fort Myers, Florida; Shadowland Theatre in the Catskills; the Foolish Theatre Company in New York City; and elsewhere. 

The sketches include:

FIND ME A PRIMITIVE MAN - A woman assumes her blind dates can’t get worse till she opens her door and finds a caveman. (1 m., 1 w.)

NIGHTMARE WITH A SEXY SKIRT - A man doesn’t know what to do when he’s both attracted to and repulsed by an attractive and manipulative woman.  (1 m., 1 w.)

ONE MAN’S SECRET DESIRE - A man seeks an “escort” to indulge the one fantasy he can’t admit to other women.  (1 m., 1 w.)

AT THE ORGY - In this parody of Abbott and Costello’s classic “Who’s on First”, a novice at an orgy tries to get a straight answer to “Who’s on top?”  (1 m., 1 w.)

THE SHEEP, or MUCH ADO ABOUT MUTTON - When an outraged wife learns of her husband’s affair, he tries to pull the wool over her eyes.  (1 m., 1 w.)

THE STEPFORD GUY - A too-good-to-be-true husband drives his wife nuts with his perfection, until he comes up with the perfect answer.  (1 m., 1 w.)

NICE TIE - A woman and man envision totally different consequences if she lets him buy her a drink.  (1 m., 1 w.)

POWER IS THE GREATEST APHRODISIAC OF THEM ALL - Arm-wrestling becomes a metaphor for a couple’s sexual interactions.  (1 m., 1 w.)

VEGETARIANS IN LUST - A male vegetarian has trouble getting aroused until his girl friend comes up with a meaty solution.  (1 m., 1 w.)

SPAGHETTI OVERTURE - When a man tries to convince a woman to marry him, a very large plate of pasta contains a ring of truth.  (1 m., 1 w.)

THE WEDDING PLANNER - A combination wedding and funeral planner has unusual suggestions for a woman’s future.  (1 m., 1 w.)

BRIDE AND GLOOM – A nervous bride’s fear of divorce prevents her from getting married.  (1 m., 1 w.)

ROMANTIC FOOLS is published and licensed by Playscripts, Inc.  To read lengthier excerpts, order books, or obtain performance rights, visit Rich's page at Playscripts.com.