The Cop and the Anthem
The Cop and the Anthem is a one-act play that needs 13 or more performers (8 women, 5 men). Licensed by Dramatic Publishing.
- Type
- one-act play
- Cast size
- 13 or more performers
- Roles
- 8 women, 5 men
- Cast notes
- 5m., 8w.
- Recommended level
- High school
- Dance
- No dance
- Genre
- comedy
- Licensor
- Dramatic Publishing
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Synopsis
O. Henry's wit and surprise are brightly displayed in this unexpected comedy about a man who is having an unusual problem with the law—he can't get himself arrested! Each year when winter starts, Lemuel T. Thwackbusher, a resident of New York's park benches, arranges a trip to his favorite winter resort, the local prison. But this year, no matter what he does, it just won't work! Lemuel commits his humorous misdemeanors and then pleads in the name of law and order that he should be locked up. It
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