The Mama and the Papa
10-minute comedy
June 25, 1967: the night of the first live international satellite television broadcast. The Beatles have just sung “All You Need Is Love” to a worldwide audience. Hippie culture is sweeping the globe. Mama Nature celebrates in a San Francisco bar. But someone isn’t happy.
CHARACTERS
MAMA NATURE, great Earth mother
PAPA, supreme being
SETTING
A bar in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco
TIME
June 25, 1967
CHARACTERS
MAMA NATURE, great Earth mother
PAPA, supreme being
SETTING
A bar in Haight-Ashbury, San Francisco
TIME
June 25, 1967
(online reading)
Atlanta Dramatists
Atlanta, Georgia
September 1, 2024
Cast: Kitt Marsh (Mama), Rich Hammett (Papa)
Atlanta Dramatists
Atlanta, Georgia
September 1, 2024
Cast: Kitt Marsh (Mama), Rich Hammett (Papa)
(online reading)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
July 29, 2024
Cast: Maria Cole (Mama), Rick Gustafson (Papa)
Playwrights Circle
Bread & Roses Theatre
London
July 29, 2024
Cast: Maria Cole (Mama), Rick Gustafson (Papa)
(online reading)
Alone in the Universe
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
August 20, 2023
Cast: Alison Clare (Mama), George Sapio (Papa)
Alone in the Universe
Literary and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
August 20, 2023
Cast: Alison Clare (Mama), George Sapio (Papa)
(staged reading)
The a Chronicles
Charles MacKay Studio
The National Opera Center
New York, NY
April 28, 2023
Cast: Susan Jacobson (Mama), Frank Williams (Papa)
The a Chronicles
Charles MacKay Studio
The National Opera Center
New York, NY
April 28, 2023
Cast: Susan Jacobson (Mama), Frank Williams (Papa)
(audio recording)
What A Story!
WPKN.org
Bridgeport, Connecticut
March 25, 2023
Cast: Susan Jacobson (Mama), Jeffrey Grover (Papa)
What A Story!
WPKN.org
Bridgeport, Connecticut
March 25, 2023
Cast: Susan Jacobson (Mama), Jeffrey Grover (Papa)
(audio recording)
Lights Up! podcast
Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
October 24, 2022
Cast: Kim Howard (Mama), Daniel Meeks (Papa)
Directed by Garry Lee Posey
Lights Up! podcast
Ensemble Theatre of Chattanooga
Chattanooga, Tennessee
October 24, 2022
Cast: Kim Howard (Mama), Daniel Meeks (Papa)
Directed by Garry Lee Posey
Mid-Winter Escape
Hokitika Dramatic Society
Old Lodge Theatre
Hokitika, New Zealand
June 30 to July 7, 2022
Hokitika Dramatic Society
Old Lodge Theatre
Hokitika, New Zealand
June 30 to July 7, 2022
(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
January 2, 2022
Cast: Mia Leahy (Mama), Albert Pettus (Papa)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Moving Parts
Paris, France
January 2, 2022
Cast: Mia Leahy (Mama), Albert Pettus (Papa)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
October 6, 2021
Cast: Leslie C. Nemet (Mama), Robert Chambers (Papa)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
October 6, 2021
Cast: Leslie C. Nemet (Mama), Robert Chambers (Papa)
(online reading)
Tiger’s Heart Players
New York, NY,
October 3, 2021
Cast: Linda White (Mama), Frankie Verroca (Papa)
Tiger’s Heart Players
New York, NY,
October 3, 2021
Cast: Linda White (Mama), Frankie Verroca (Papa)
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
September 26, 2021
Cast: Goreti da Silva (Mama), Paul Uhler (Papa)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
September 26, 2021
Cast: Goreti da Silva (Mama), Paul Uhler (Papa)
(online reading)
Pillow Talk
Theatre Unmasked
New York, NY
April 30, 2021
Cast: Kayleigh Ferrantelli (Mama), Randy Hunt (Papa)
Pillow Talk
Theatre Unmasked
New York, NY
April 30, 2021
Cast: Kayleigh Ferrantelli (Mama), Randy Hunt (Papa)
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
March 14, 2021
Cast: Sam David (Mama), Steve Bruun (Papa)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
March 14, 2021
Cast: Sam David (Mama), Steve Bruun (Papa)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
January 26, 2021
Cast: Rosina Fernhoff (Mama), Martin Pfefferkorn (Papa)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
January 26, 2021
Cast: Rosina Fernhoff (Mama), Martin Pfefferkorn (Papa)

6’10 : A Showcase of African American Theater
Smoked Apple Theatre Group
The Vault 1031
Louisville, Kentucky
December 19-20, 2015
Cast: Marquita Howerton (Mama), Kronski Jones (Papa)
Directed by Leslie Pryor
Smoked Apple Theatre Group
The Vault 1031
Louisville, Kentucky
December 19-20, 2015
Cast: Marquita Howerton (Mama), Kronski Jones (Papa)
Directed by Leslie Pryor