The Top Seed and the Poor Seedlings
a short comedy
A gardener confronts a tennis player after a ball lands in her flower bed.
Characters
FRANCO ROMANI, young Italian man
MAUREEN CARTER, mature woman
Characters
FRANCO ROMANI, young Italian man
MAUREEN CARTER, mature woman
(online reading)
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Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 3, 2023
Cast: Shenendoah Thompson (Franco), Kathy Harmer (Maureen)
Off Page
Philadelphia Screenwriters
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 3, 2023
Cast: Shenendoah Thompson (Franco), Kathy Harmer (Maureen)
(online reading)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
November 15, 2022
Cast: Lee Kitchen (Franco), Susan Price Monnot (Maureen)
Gulf Coast Playwrights Circle
Tallahassee, Florida
November 15, 2022
Cast: Lee Kitchen (Franco), Susan Price Monnot (Maureen)
(online reading)
Literature and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
August 14, 2022
Cast: George Sapio (Franco), Georgette Vale (Maureen)
Literature and Discourse Society
Exeter, UK
August 14, 2022
Cast: George Sapio (Franco), Georgette Vale (Maureen)
(reading)
NCPLab
New City Players
Clyth & Co.
Oakland Park, Florida
July 25, 2022
Cast: Ernesto Gonzalez (Franco), Beverly Blanchette (Maureen)
NCPLab
New City Players
Clyth & Co.
Oakland Park, Florida
July 25, 2022
Cast: Ernesto Gonzalez (Franco), Beverly Blanchette (Maureen)
(online reading)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
July 17, 2022
Cast: Tom Parker (Franco), Misti Tindiglia (Maureen)
Tiger's Heart Players
New York, NY
July 17, 2022
Cast: Tom Parker (Franco), Misti Tindiglia (Maureen)
(online reading)
Moving Parts
Paris, France
May 29, 2022
Cast: Alex Rein (Franco), Susan Laplane (Maureen)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
Moving Parts
Paris, France
May 29, 2022
Cast: Alex Rein (Franco), Susan Laplane (Maureen)
Directed by Stephanie Campion
(online reading)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
February 27, 2022
Cast: Daniel G Garza (Franco), Goreti da Silva (Maureen)
LA Play Reading
Los Angeles, California
February 27, 2022
Cast: Daniel G Garza (Franco), Goreti da Silva (Maureen)

(online reading)
Tiny_Theatre
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 23, 2022
Cast: Brendan Powers (Franco), Rachel Burttram (Maureen)
Video begins at 21:40.
Tiny_Theatre
Tuscaloosa, Alabama
February 23, 2022
Cast: Brendan Powers (Franco), Rachel Burttram (Maureen)
Video begins at 21:40.
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
September 26, 2021
Cast: Steve Bruun (Franco), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Maureen)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
September 26, 2021
Cast: Steve Bruun (Franco), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Maureen)
(online reading)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
September 15, 2021
Cast: David Kubicka (Franco), Susan Courtney (Maureen)
Anything Goes! Theatre Lab
ANDTheatre Company
New York, NY
September 15, 2021
Cast: David Kubicka (Franco), Susan Courtney (Maureen)
(online reading)
Love-5: The Tennis Plays
Hey Playwright
San Diego, California
September 11, 2021
Cast: Markuz Rodriguez (Franco), Susan Benninghoff (Maureen)
Love-5: The Tennis Plays
Hey Playwright
San Diego, California
September 11, 2021
Cast: Markuz Rodriguez (Franco), Susan Benninghoff (Maureen)
Podcast (The Top Seed and the Poor Seedlings begins at 7:30)
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
August 31, 2021
Cast: Matthew Provenza (Franco), Nancy Hill (Maureen)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
August 31, 2021
Cast: Matthew Provenza (Franco), Nancy Hill (Maureen)