When Maeve’s father passes away and she inherits the family grocery store, her future feels uncertain, especially when her ex-best friend Harper comes back to town. Amidst the aisles of food, employees, family, and friends, a series of vignettes introduce us to the community as they navigate love, loss, forgiveness, and the highs and lows of life during one of the most simple and consistent parts of it: grocery shopping. Thank You For Shopping is a play about the importance of searching for what you want in life—and appreciating what you already have along the way.
Notes on The Stockroom: The stockroom is an optional annex of additional scenes sent digitally. While the play in its original format reads at about 80-90 minutes, the playwrights have developed these scenes to slot in OR take place for any scenes throughout the play except for THE REGISTERS. The Registers act as the constant for the play and should never be moved. If you plan to do the play for competition purposes, we recommend placing one to two scenes in between each “Register Scene." The play is meant to be flexible and versatile to YOUR production. Feel free to place any of the stockroom scenes throughout the play or cut scenes (other than The Registers) that you feel unable to perform with your cast. If you have any questions, please reach out to the playwrights and their publishers for further instruction or help.
- Comedy
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- 90 - 100 minutes
- 4 W, 3 M, 4 Any (11-45 actors possible: 4-12 W, 2-13 M)
Set: Registers and aisles of a small, family-owned grocery store, can be flexed as small or large as productions prefer and according to the cut of the play.- Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-68069-089-7
