Alvin Fletcher’s Surprise 34th Birthday Party
A raucous, one-act musical set in the lead-up to an ill-fated surprise party.
About the Show
College friends reunite to throw their old buddy Alvin a surprise birthday party — but the mimosa brunch swiftly turns to a tequila throwdown when skeletons start coming out of the closet.
CASTING: 2f, 3m • DURATION: 80 min • GENRE(s): Comedy, Bedroom Farce, LGBTQ+ Representation • AUDIENCE: Adult
Listen.
Enjoy selections from the live recording of Alvin Fletcher’s Surprise 34th Birthday Party, sung by the premiere-night cast of the 2020 Good Night Theatre Collective production in Sioux Falls, S.D.
“Let’s all just stop saying the word ‘cake’ for a while… It’s officially a trigger word, so if you must refer to cake, please use the word… um… ‘apricot’ instead. Here—I’ll use it in a sentence: ‘The apricot is so late I could strangle the inept… fruit harvester responsible for its lateness.’ See? Much better…”
— Molly, Act I, Scene V