George Gets a Facelift A 12-Minute Play by Daniel Guyton ©2002
What critics have said: "In Daniel Guyton's Georgie Gets a Facelift, the blackest of black comedies, the suicide attempts of the title character (played by Joey Folsom) keep getting interrupted by the telephone and the doorbell... Guyton's delightfully perverse script is the one that you'll remember." (Lawson Taitte, The Dallas Morning News, 2010) "Dan Guyton’s Georgie Gets a Facelift opens with an image that shouldn’t be as funny as it is: a young man (Joey Folsom), pointing a gun into his own mouth. But thanks to Folsom’s expert delivery and Lisa Anne Haram’s hilarious performance as his all-abiding mother, this darkest-of-dark-comedies had the audience in stitches." (Will Arbery, D Magazine, 2010) "Can suicide, serial murder and a potty-mouthed girl scout be funny? Hell yeah, as proven by Daniel Guyton's tarpit-dark comedy Georgie Gets a Facelift... The beauty lies in the writing, which is snappy, succinct and original... The opening scene in Georgie is comic gold, and the closing line... could not be more perfect." (Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones, 2010) "One of the best entries in the 2010 FIT (Festival)" (Mark Lowry, Theatre Jones, 2011) "This black comedy... is a tidy, tiny enterprise in delayed gratification, kind of like a Thurber short story compared to a Faulkner novel. All the language and character and thematic depth exist in both, just on a different scale... Impeccable timing by a tight, focused cast ensemble with plenty of textural gravitas and dry comic delivery... This is exactly the sort of creative endeavor that matches FIT’s mission and maintains a high level of artistic integrity. Joey Folsom, in a surprising, clean-shaven, buttoned-down turn, helms the play with signature crisp stage presence and distinctive voice. His lengthy, surreal, tender conversation with a dead body is an acting high point for the entire Festival. Lisa Anne Haram creates a bizarre reality, as horrifying as she is delicious to watch. Stephanie Hall masters the transitional arc [of] the play... with outstanding physical acting; the... play relies almost entirely on her convincing portrayal. And it works famously. Plan on being horrified, then amazed, then relieved; and imagine James Thurber. It’s a strong start for novice director Chad Cline." (Alexandra Bonifield, Critical Rant & Rave, 2010)" (Alexandra Bonifield, Critical Rant & Rave, 2010) "[Stephanie Hall's] physical comedy in this part – where she channels a rag doll – is hilarious. In a festival well-known for minimalist sets, this one wins the prize for the most minimalist. Ever. There is almost nothing to distract the viewer – all the attention and focus is on the three actors." (Carol Anne Gordon, Pegasus News, 2010) "Just one more day in the life of a suicidal/homicidal maniac and his mother, this double bill includes Dan Guyton’s Georgie Gets a Facelift, a black comedy about an underachieving momma’s boy with a vision and the girl scout who stands in his way." (David Meglino, FIT Festival Press Release, 2010) "In Georgie Gets a Facelift, a man is on the precipice of suicide until his mother shows up and ends things with a bang." (Roxanne MacManus, Willamette Week Online, 2010) "Georgie Gets a Facelift is a dramedy about a guy who loses his job, and about some of the bad decisions he's made involving himself, his mother and a girl scout. Not like you’re thinking, though." (Patricia Sindelar, The Omaha Reader, 2009) "[Eric] Grant-Leanna... stood out in the evening's first one-act entitled Georgie Gets a Facelift, portraying a suicidal schlemiel." (Mark Robinson, Omaha Theater Examiner, 2009) "The first offering, Georgie Gets a Facelift by Daniel Guyton, gave Liz Mulhern a chance to shine as an airhead mother pooh-poohing the problems of her suicidal and psychopathic son." (Warren Francke, The Omaha Reader, 2009) "Haunting, poetic, beautiful and funny." (Brian Harris, Strawberry One-Act Festival award winner, 2006) Production History: Performed at the Maureen Stapleton Theatre in New York, 2002 Performed at The University of Georgia in 2003 Finalist in the Kennedy Center/ACTF Region IV 10-Minute Play Competition, 2003 Performed by The Incumbo Theater Company in Manhattan, 2004 Semi-Finalist in The Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, 2005 Performed on Truth Unvarnished Lacquered Up Shiny (Verizon Public TV) 2007 Published in Desert Road's One Acts of Note 2008, 2009 Published in The Twisted Mind of Daniel Guyton (Poetry & Plays), 2009 Produced at the Shelterbelt Theatre's Shelterskelter Festival XIV in Omaha, NE, 2009 Published by Production Scripts as a Digital Download, 2009 Produced by Third Eye Theatre as part of the Grand Guignol Festival in Portland, OR, 2010 Produced by The Pegasus Theatre for the 12th Annual FIT Festival in Dallas, TX, 2010 Joey Folsom listed as Outstanding Male Performance and Great Performance for his role in Georgie, 2010 Author holds all copyrights. To read the play, produce it, or find out more information, please contact Daniel Guyton: click here to email. ------------------------- GEORGIE GETS A FACELIFT (a 10-minute play) Characters: GEORGIE - 20's-30's GIRL SCOUT - early teens MOMMA - 40's-50's For Mature Audiences Only |
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Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival - Manhattan, NY; Feb. 2005
| Mathew Suber as Georgie in the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NY, 2005. |
| Mathew Suber as Georgie in the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NY, 2005. |
| Mathew Suber as Georgie, and Christina Markowski as the Girl Scout, in the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NY, 2005. |
| Mathew Suber as Georgie, and Christina Markowski as the Girl Scout, in the Riant Theatre's Strawberry One-Act Festival in Manhattan, NY, 2005. |