Overview
SILVER FOXES is a contemporary comedy taking place in a time worn but iconic mid-century Palm Springs home. The plot revolves around Chuck and Benny, two 60ish gay men, now ex-lovers, still figuring out their post-relationship relationship. While their buddy Jerry’s much younger lover is in town, they discover their oldest and dearest friend, Cecil, has been forced back into the closet while living in a homophobic independent living facility. This “chosen family” is forced to take charge of Cecil’s future in order to help him live out his life with pride and dignity. Thematically the play explores gentrification, home and body maintenance, and the realities of growing older at all ages in the LGBTQ+ community.
ISBN: 978-1-63852-149-5
Casting & Production
Casting
CHUCK – 60ish, retired army officer, masculine type with fussy OCD tendencies
BENNY – 60ish, ex-politico with a big heart and a short fuse
*NIKA – 30ish, smart, stylish woman with a blunt haircut
THE TWINK – 20’s-30’s, shallow, vain gym bunny
CECIL – 60’s-70’s, effeminate man who’s always the life of the party
*TRISH – 30ish, Nika’s wife, smart, stylish with a blunt haircut
*MISS SWENSON – 40ish, no nonsense, puritanical woman
*HELENE – 50ish, voluptuous, tipsy neighbor
*30ISH PREPPY MAN – in tennis whites and headband
*60ISH BEAR TYPE – party guest with muscles, paunch and handlebar moustache
*JERRY – a voice on the phone, pre-recorded
*The seven starred roles and all played by the same female actor
Setting
Place
Palm Springs, CA
Time
Present
