I, Witness

Full-Lengths

By: Craig Sodaro
Cast: 5 M, 10 F
Performance Time: Approximately 75-90 minutes, 69 pgs

COMEDY. When Marliss discovers her boss at Squeaky Cleaners is laundering dirty money instead of clothes, she and her three kids are forced to hide out in the witness protection program until she can testify. As the family settles in to their dumpy safe house, elderly Aunt Dora (aka “Killer Chop”) arrives to serve as the family’s “security guard” since she once served as the captain of her high school’s jujitsu team. Keeping three kids―and “Barbie,” an imaginary friend―happy in a new town and school isn’t easy. Then when a picture of one of the kids appears in the local newspaper, the family’s whereabouts are revealed, and two bumbling “enforcers” are tasked with preventing Marliss from testifying by any means necessary. However, the enforcers’ best laid plans may end up in one mammoth madcap mix-up! Easy to stage with one simple set.

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Chicago-born playwright Craig Sodaro has published more than 100 plays, some of which have been performed internationally. Mr. Sodaro studied playwriting at Marquette University and worked as a teacher for 33 years. He now writes plays full-time and lives in the Colorado Rockies with his wife Sue.