B
Becky
Age 75
Jewish, owner of a small department store she's run for forty years. Tenacious, sharp-tongued, and widowed six years. Still believes the right outfit can fix almost anything.
A two-act play
Widows at the Club
A funny, poignant, nostalgic two-act play about friendship, aging, widowhood, and the possibility of starting again.
Wednesdays at the club.
Every Wednesday, three widowed friends in their seventies meet at the same country-club table. Over iced tea and the occasional glass of wine, they argue gently about family, technology, loneliness, the way the world keeps changing without their permission — and whether online dating could ever, possibly, belong in their lives.
By turns wry, tender, and very honest, Widows at the Clubis co-written by Bea Gardner and David Russell as both a published play and a script for the stage.
It's funny. It's poignant. It's nostalgic.
For directors
Production requirements.
- Minimal set — a single country-club lounge
- Three women on stage throughout
- Performs beautifully as a staged reading
- Minimal costume changes
- Ideal for community theaters, senior centers, book clubs, and discussion events
Cast of characters
Three women. One table. Decades between them.
D
Daisy
Age 72
Sarcastic, funny, and the first to laugh at herself. Plays golf in the morning and pickleball in the afternoon. Widowed ten years and uninterested in apologizing for any of it.
J
Judith
Age 74
Catholic, retired schoolteacher, properly raised and properly opinionated. Widowed nearly two years and quietly wondering what comes next — possibly even online dating.
A taste of Act One.
Scene 1 · The club lounge, Wednesday, 1:14 p.m.
BECKY. She's late.
DAISY. Judith is always late. She thinks it's polite.
BECKY. Polite is being on time. Late is just late wearing better shoes.
DAISY. (grinning) Speak for yourself. My shoes are excellent.
— Full excerpts available on request for directors, producers, and program committees.
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