| Show | I'm Not Rappaport |
| Company | Douglaston Community Theatre |
| Instructions | Headshot & Resume requested |
| Rehearsal Dates | TBA |
| Performance Dates | Fri, Sat 8:00PM May 1,2,8,9,16/Sat May 9 2PM, Sun May 17 2PM |
| Questions | Send Mail |
| Show Info | Two Elderly Men, the Jewish Nat Moyer & the African-American Midge Carter meet on a park bench in New York’s Central Park, sharing tall tales & resisting attempts to be put into a home for the aged. The play explores themes of aging, urban life, & the struggle for independence, blending humor with poignant commentary on how society discards the elderly. |
| Type | Location | Date | Time |
| Open | Zion Episcopal Church Hall 243-20 Church St. Douglaston | Feb 02 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Open | Zion Episcopal Church Hall 243-20 Church St. Douglaston | Feb 03 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
| Open | Zion Episcopal Church Hall 243-20 Church St. Douglaston | Feb 05 | 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM |
Roles
| Role | M/F | Age | Description | MIDGE CARTER | M | 50+ | (Black) An elderly Black man clinging desperately to his job as the night superintendent of a Manhattan apartment building on the brink of conversion to condos. 50s+(plays 80) | NAT MOYER | M | 50+ | (Caucasian/Jewish ) An elderly white Jewish social justice crusader & magnificent spinner of tales. Nat has reinvented himself countless times & spends his days in the park loudly calling out injustice wherever he finds it. 50s+(plays 80) | DANFORTH | M/F | 20-40 | A polished, ambitious yuppie & the designated hatchet person for the building owners. late 20s-early 40s | GILLEY | M | 20-30 | A fast-talking bully who extorts “protection” money from park denizens who fear being mugged by predators—which, of course, includes Gilley himself. 20s-early 30s | THE COWBOY | M | 30-40 | A Stetson-hatted, fringed-jacketed drug dealer who prowls the park for customers. Cynical, ruthless, & intimidating. | LAURIE | F | 20-30 | A damaged but resilient aspiring artist struggling to break her addiction & escape The Cowboy’s wrath. She owes him a significant amount of money. | CLARA | F | 30-50 | Nat’s daughter. She long ago abandoned the crusade. Clara wants stability, & above all wants her father to stop fighting the world & grow old peacefully. |