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Headin’ South
Headin’ South
by Joseph Sorrentino
A Workin’ Man’s (Dark) Comedy of Life
4M
Approximate Playing Time: 1 hr. 50 minutes
When the steel’s gone, so goes the jobs, the money and the workin’ man’s way of life. But Lee Waldinski has a plan; headin’ south. Lee could have left a long time ago…that’s what he’s been saying for years, blaming everyone and everything for the life he never had. When his best friend, Fred, loses his window sales job, it’s time to get the revenge he’s always wanted on the one ultimately responsible for all their troubles—the steel. The steel kept him from leavin’; the steel was responsible for his wife leavin’ him. The plan is to blow up the Grace Steel watertower at midnight on Lee’s birthday. During the Thursday night drinkin’ and card playin’ birthday party, Lee keeps his father, Pop, busy while Fred sneaks out to set the bomb. But when the alarm goes off, nothing happens. This dark comedy of life comes full circle after Pop’s heart gives out and Lee’s son, Tad, returns to town after graduating from college. Sometimes life seems so bad all you can do is laugh. (Adult language.)
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$60.00 Royalty per Performance
$20.00 Single-Use Copyright Fees