Defrosting Vincent

Characters

Three characters: 1F; 2M

MaryAnn – mid 60’s, Vincent’s sister and Stewart’s wife

Vincent – early 60’s, grieving widower

Stewart – early 50’s, crossword puzzler, husband of MaryAnn

Time/Place

January 1983

Small town in the Midwest

Set

Vince’s kitchen in a sturdy bungalow

Running time

Ninety minutes, no intermission

Synopsis

When MaryAnn and Stewart return to her childhood home, now owned by her grieving widower brother Vince, they discover he won’t allow his beloved DeeDee’s frozen chicken paprikash to be eaten, her last cup of tea, now full of pink mold, to be washed, or his overheard conversations with her to be discussed. Stewart is convinced Vince intends to “join” the departed DeeDee soon; MaryAnn, intent on settling older scores, disagrees.

Production/Development History

Private table read at 16 th St. Theatre, Berwyn, IL Sept., 2018