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Becky and Tom

10-minute play
Becky Sawyer is tidying up after a class reunion to celebrate the beginning of the twentieth century. Her husband Tom is thrilled when his old friend Huck arrives. But Becky would rather leave some things in the past.

TIME  January 1, 1900

PLACE  Hannibal, Missouri

CHARACTERS
Becky Sawyer, in her 50s
Tom Sawyer, in his 50s
Huck Finn, in his 50s

(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab

ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
​
March 9, 2022

Cast: Ellen Barber
 (Becky), Brian Zupan (Tom), Raphael Badagliacca (Huck)
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Brian Zupan (Tom), Ellen Barber (Becky) and Raphael Badagliacca (Huck)

(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
January 12, 2021 
​

Cast: 
Michelle Macau (Becky), Maurice Kessler (Tom), Tom DiNardo (Huck)
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Michelle Macau (Becky), Tom DiNardo (Huck) and Maurice Kessler (Tom)

(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
​
January 3, 2021

Cast: 
Marge McGugan (Becky), Gene Valendo (Tom), Robert Howard (Huck)​
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Gene Valendo (Tom), Marge McGugan (Becky) and Robert Howard (Huck)​

(Reading)
Northport Reader's Theater
The Playhouse at St Paul's
Northport, New York
​
​May 14, 2018

(Staged reading)
First Stage Playwrights Express
Eclectic Company Theatre
Los Angeles, California
​May 21, 2016

Cast: Jennie Floyd (Becky), Mark Hooker (Tom), Brian Schweidenback (Huck)

Directed by JC O'Connell
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Brian Schweidenback, Mark Hooker, Jennie Floyd
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Jennie Floyd, Mark Hooker