The Real Househusbands of Vermont

by David Carkeet

A voiced introduction before the lights come up makes clear that this comic ten-minute play is a parody of the Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of New York.” Here three old Vermonters, with mutual trust and unstated fondness for one another, amicably discuss how to resolve a boundary line encroachment. The rustic good will baffles a yuppie son-in-law visiting from NYC. The play, while comic, is a moral...

A voiced introduction before the lights come up makes clear that this comic ten-minute play is a parody of the Bravo reality show “The Real Housewives of New York.” Here three old Vermonters, with mutual trust and unstated fondness for one another, amicably discuss how to resolve a boundary line encroachment. The rustic good will baffles a yuppie son-in-law visiting from NYC. The play, while comic, is a moral corrective to the behavior on display in the "Real Housewives" series.

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  • Jewish Plays Project: The Real Househusbands of Vermont by David Carkeet
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    Jewish Plays Project would like to acknowledge that THE REAL HOUSEHUSBANDS OF VERMONT received Commended status for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF: On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. Our Artist Panel readers appreciated the craft, style, and creativity, as well as how it theatrically expressed the first annual contest theme of healing & repair.

    Jewish Plays Project would like to acknowledge that THE REAL HOUSEHUSBANDS OF VERMONT received Commended status for our first Ten Minute Play Contest OOF: On One Foot, which searched nationally for plays from artists of all backgrounds responding to our prompt on healing & repair. Our Artist Panel readers appreciated the craft, style, and creativity, as well as how it theatrically expressed the first annual contest theme of healing & repair.

    ”

Production History

  • Community Theater, Topanga Actors Company (Topanga Canyon, CA), Theatre Project (Union, NJ), and Valley Players (Waitsfield, VT), 2024