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Come Back, Little Sheba

Full Length Play

By William Inge(Playwright)

Setting: An old house in a run-down neighborhood of a Midwestern city.

Script on Archive.org: archive.org/details/comebacklittlesh00inge_0/page/n7/mode/2up

Year Written1949

Original LanguageEnglish

Type of WorkFull Length Play

GenreRom-com

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Scene Breakdown (6)

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Act	Scene	Setting	Actions
One	I	Morning in late spring.	Edit
One	II	The same evening, after supper.	Edit
Two	I	The following morning.	Edit
Two	II	Late afternoon the same day.	Edit
Two	III	5:30 the next morning.	Edit
Two	IV	Morning, a week later.	Edit

Characters (12)

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Character Name	Gender	Age	Lines	Scenes	Actions
Lola Delaney	Female	40s	381	Act One, Scene IAct One, Scene IIAct Two, Scene IAct Two, Scene IIAct Two, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Lola Delaneyout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Doc Delaney	Male	early 40s	245	Act One, Scene IAct One, Scene IIAct Two, Scene IAct Two, Scene IIIAct Two, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Doc Delaneyout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Marie Buckholder	Female	about 19	161	Act One, Scene IAct One, Scene IIAct Two, Scene IAct Two, Scene IIAct Two, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Marie Buckholderout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Turk	Male	about 20	66	Act One, Scene IAct One, Scene IIAct Two, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Turkout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Mrs. Coffman	Female	40s	32	Act One, Scene IAct Two, Scene IAct Two, Scene IIIAct Two, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Mrs. Coffmanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Milkman	Male	young man	30	Act One, Scene IAct Two, Scene IV	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Milkmanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Ed Anderson	Male	40s	26	Act Two, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Ed Andersonout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Bruce	Male	20s	17	Act Two, Scene IIAct Two, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Bruceout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Postman	Male	—	12	Act One, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Postmanout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Elmo Huston	Male	40s	4	Act Two, Scene III	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Elmo Hustonout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Messenger	Male	mid-teens	2	Act One, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Messengerout of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!
Radio Announcer (VO)	Any	—	1	Act One, Scene I	Edit 🎭 Nice try, director! You can't write Radio Announcer (VO)out of the script while they're still bound to an active show roster. Clear them from the productions first!

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Production List (3)

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Collection	Opening Night	🎭 Production Name	🏛️ Company	📍 Location	🏢 Stage
	24 Jan 2008	Come Back, Little Sheba	Manhattan Theatre Club	New York City, New York, United States	Biltmore Theatre
	3 Oct 1961	Come Back, Little Sheba	—	Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom	Civic Arts Theatre
	15 Feb 1950	Come Back, Little Sheba	The Theatre Guild	New York City, New York, United States	Booth Theatre