Played for a Sap
a noir play
A woman persuades a private eye to blackmail her husband. But things don't go as planned. Or do they?
CHARACTERS
MITCH BLAKE, private eye, a lame ex-G.I.
RUBY FRATELLI, socialite
BRUNO FRATELLI, Ruby’s husband, a Treasury official
CORAL HARRIS, Bruno’s secretary
SETTING
Fratelli residence, Los Angeles
TIME
1948
CHARACTERS
MITCH BLAKE, private eye, a lame ex-G.I.
RUBY FRATELLI, socialite
BRUNO FRATELLI, Ruby’s husband, a Treasury official
CORAL HARRIS, Bruno’s secretary
SETTING
Fratelli residence, Los Angeles
TIME
1948
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab, ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
June 15, 2022
Cast: John Lampe (Mitch Blake), Jillie Simon (Ruby Fratelli), John Esposito (Bruno Fratelli), Danielle Wirsansky (Coral Harris)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab, ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
June 15, 2022
Cast: John Lampe (Mitch Blake), Jillie Simon (Ruby Fratelli), John Esposito (Bruno Fratelli), Danielle Wirsansky (Coral Harris)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
October 10, 2021
Cast: Ed Schilter (Mitch Blake), Marge McGugan (Ruby Fratelli), Jim Berard (Bruno Fratelli), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Coral Harris)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
October 10, 2021
Cast: Ed Schilter (Mitch Blake), Marge McGugan (Ruby Fratelli), Jim Berard (Bruno Fratelli), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Coral Harris)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
May 23, 2021
Cast: Rishi Jaiswal (Mitch Blake), Juls Hoover (Ruby Fratelli), Paul Uhler (Bruno Fratelli), Stephanie "Zev" Johnston (Coral Harris)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
May 23, 2021
Cast: Rishi Jaiswal (Mitch Blake), Juls Hoover (Ruby Fratelli), Paul Uhler (Bruno Fratelli), Stephanie "Zev" Johnston (Coral Harris)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 9, 2021
Cast: Ryan Sett (Mitch Blake), Petra Seirmarco (Ruby Fratelli), Bernard Bosio (Bruno Fratelli), Erika Crocco (Coral Harris)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 9, 2021
Cast: Ryan Sett (Mitch Blake), Petra Seirmarco (Ruby Fratelli), Bernard Bosio (Bruno Fratelli), Erika Crocco (Coral Harris)
Ten Minute Tuesday: Love & Murder
Phoenix Tears Productions
Turpin Garage Theatre
Orlando, Florida
February 4, 2020
Cast: Mike Van Dyke (Mitch Blake), Kisheera Victrum (Ruby Fratelli), Keith Newhouse (Bruno Fratelli), Mariah Woessner (Coral Harris)
Directed by Jade Roberts
Phoenix Tears Productions
Turpin Garage Theatre
Orlando, Florida
February 4, 2020
Cast: Mike Van Dyke (Mitch Blake), Kisheera Victrum (Ruby Fratelli), Keith Newhouse (Bruno Fratelli), Mariah Woessner (Coral Harris)
Directed by Jade Roberts
Short+Sweet Theatre Dubai
The Junction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
February 18, 2017
Independent Theatre Company: Heriot-Watt University
Cast: Lionel Mendonsa (Mitch Blake), Shweta Kinkale (Ruby Fratelli), Kunal Bhatia (Bruno Fratelli), Garima Himthani (Coral Harris)
Directed by Shifa Ahsan
The Junction
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
February 18, 2017
Independent Theatre Company: Heriot-Watt University
Cast: Lionel Mendonsa (Mitch Blake), Shweta Kinkale (Ruby Fratelli), Kunal Bhatia (Bruno Fratelli), Garima Himthani (Coral Harris)
Directed by Shifa Ahsan