STELLA’S LAST J-DATE
by Andy Rooster Bloch
A comedy about two lonely New Yorkers on a high stakes blind date. Stella, a chatty, lovable dog trainer is no stranger to the world of J-Date, a label she longs to shed. Even with her intense baggage and deep-dark secrets, she has a hopeful shot tonight with Isaac, an affable, jazz-loving, alcoholic schoolteacher with his own skeletons in tow. Adding to the tension of the night is a third character, Don, a bully, a “Force” — born from Stella’s own neurosis — out once again to destroy her last chance at love, sanity, and happiness.
- Cast Size: 2M 1W
- Running Time: 90+ minutes
- Royalty Rate: $75 per performance
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About the Playwright
ANDY ROOSTER BLOCH recently completed the television script, “SAVING CHRISTMAS,” for Lifetime Network. He also presented a recent, live Zoom production of “CLEMENTINE,” his latest drama for the stage. His critically acclaimed “STELLA’S LAST J-DATE” World Premiered at the Whitefire Theatre in Los Angeles earning three (3) L.A. Valley Theatre Award nominations including Best Writing of a Play and Best Production of the Year. His dark comedy, “THE BELLFLOWER SESSIONS,” also at the Whitefire Theatre, was runner up in the Sin City Playwriting Contest, Onxy Theatre, Las Vegas. The author is best known for his darkly comedic play, “THE KILLER AND THE COMIC,” published by Original Works, Smith and Kraus, and the Applause Acting Series; it is the longest running play of Chicago’s Mary Arrchie Theatre Company’s history, earning two Jeff Awards (Chicago’s Tony). “NEVER THE SAME RHYME TWICE,” adapted as a feature and heading for production, premiered shortly after at the Mary Arrchie. Following successful runs in Chicago, both plays moved to Off-Broadway’s 29th Street Rep for “BUFFALO KILL: TWO BRUTAL COMEDIES”. Other work includes “10 AM IN PITTSBURGH”/”BLOOD STRANGERS” (Santa Monica Playhouse), “DODGING THE BULLET” (Coronet Theatre, Los Angeles), “THE BRONX HEBREW SCHOOL AND SPORTS BOOK” (Coronet Theatre), and “DEAR DAISY” (Actors Forum Theatre, Los Angeles) — as well as an episode of PBS’s ”CROSSROADS CAFÉ.” He’s written several TV pilots including “BODE & HIS DOG,” a Quarter Finalist in Sundance’s Table Read My Screenplay Competition, and “HOOKED,” a Quarter Finalist in Final Draft’s Big Break Competition. Andy is a long-standing member of both the Actors Gym hosted by Academy Award-winning writer/director Bobby Moresco and the Dramatists Guild.
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