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Finding the Greater Fool by Robert Joseph Ahola

ISBN #1-60513-131-8
JAC #2011-0036


The Cast

  • RICHARD BRINSLEY SHERIDAN (“Brinsley”): Proudly, he takes as his namesake the author of School for Scandal and his own organization, Rogues’ Roundtable.” “Brinsley” to his friends, he is in his fifties and is very wise in the ways of human nature (all things of darkness and light).

  • THEODORE GERICAULT (Teddy): An art forger of world renown, Teddy has even taken the name of a famous neo-romantic French master, and laughs about the fact that practically no one even recognizes the nom de plume. A surprisingly uncomplicated man with a unique outlook on life, he seems more at peace with himself than the rest.

  • ELIJAH SHAZAM (“Captain Marvel”): Because he can ostensibly do remarkable things with finance—watch out or he’ll make your money disappear. He is New York tough and yet charming, assumptive and somehow likeable. He is also one of those people who is either thirty or fifty— no one can really tell for certain.

  • NICK (“Nicky”): Thirty-something, very handsome, absurdly rich, young brash and arrogant. he has never been caught and never lost in a “con.” Well…there’s a first time for everything.

  • ANGELICA: An apparently seductive savvy businesswoman and CEO of Candy Casinos, she has found the formula to turn men on their heads and out of their fortunes – legitimately. And yet…there is something strangely unapproachable about her.

Synopsis

The Rogues Roundtable – an annual convention of the world's most renowned con artists, forgers and swindlers – convenes in Ibiza, Spain every year. In the midst of this, an elite core group of multi-millionaire bunko artists are holding a cocktail party to find new ways to spend their ill-gotten gains. Joining them a beautiful new entrepreneur has come in with their annual report, and a brilliant new way to invest their money "legitimately."

 

The Setting

The setting should be simple but elegant and characteristically Spanish – either Mediterranean or Spanish Colonial Furniture. It should have a large couch, chairs and an ample, elegant bar in the corner. A balcony is implied and – if fly space is available – existent in fact.

Synopsis of Scenes
Scene 1. An elegant hotel suite in Ibiza, Spain.
Scene 2. The same elegant hotel suite. The following evening.

 

About this Playwright
Robert Joseph Ahola is an author, playwright, producer and director who lives in Malibu, California. As CEO of Galahad Films, he has written and produced over 300 films, commercials and documentaries for television, satellite, and private distribution. He has scripted ten screenplays, including GODWIN, WORLD CLASS/The Jerry Quarry Story (in development), Billingsgate, An Accident of Birth and One Hour of Madness and Joy, based on Walt Whitman’s The Leaves of Grass, (currently in post-production). An environmentalist and animal rights activist, Mr. Ahola is an author/co-author of thirteen published books including The Silent Healer (now in its fifth edition), Delusion is Good, I, Dragon and The Return of the Hummingbird Wizard. Robert has also authored a number of published or produced plays, including Dr. Max Love, The Year of the Tiger, HIGH TEA/With His Excellency, Judas Agonistes, The Last Othello, The Ghost and Josh Gibson, A Meerkat Christmas, The Decline and Fall of Us All, SCOREKEEPER, and Pavlov’s Cats. Visit Robert online!

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