FAMILY AFFAIRS
by Martha Patterson
A two-act present-day farce about a New England Armenian-American family. Mr. Gregorian collects junk he finds at yard sales and pays zero attention to his family. His wife entertains their boring neighbors and tries to rescue her daughter from a debilitating depression. Occasionally Mr. Gregorian and his wife quote Armenian proverbs. Their son, Evan, a student with wild ambitions of becoming a writer, is engaged to an older woman, Marjorie, an OB/Gyn insanely bent on being a wife and mother. But Evan agonizes over his choice of a fiancée, and even his sister takes a dim view of Marjorie. Throughout the Christmas holidays the family fights and makes up and fights again. Will Marjorie have the wedding of her dreams?
- Cast Size: 2M 5W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
Martha Patterson’s 27-story collection “Small Acts of Magic” was published by Finishing Line Press in 2021, and her poetry collection “Luna at Dawn — 23 poems” was published by Bottlecap Press in 2025. Her work has also been published in more than 20 anthologies and journals, and her plays have been produced in 21 states and eight countries. She has two degrees in Theatre, from Mount Holyoke College and Emerson College, and lives in Boston, Massachusetts. She loves being surrounded by her books, radio, and laptop.
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