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Spoon Millionaires is an eccentric, sneakily satirical two-act comedy set in 1986 southern California. The wealthy Witherspoon Family has seen its fortunes fade, and now each member is desperately struggling to maintain his/her spot in the pecking order, whether through drug running, infidelity, or homicide...or any combination thereof.
And then everything changes when they discover their house was built on an Indian burial ground...
No, that's not right. Everything changes when the Russians invade Colorado...
Or perhaps everything changes when we meet Black Paul McCartney...
Yes, that's it. But what is Spoon Millionaires? It's Dallas before Dallas became Dallas 2012. It's the melodrama of Knot's Landing and Falcon Crest combined with the younger sensibilities of Gossip Girl and One Tree Hill, but written by people who'd rather be watching Jerseylicious, Hillbilly Handfishin' or The Edge of Night.
It's a two-act farce that:
- is set at the end of the 1980s (which was 1986, not 1989 as previously believed),
- includes a cast of 10 (so you can feel better about helping more waiters find honest work),
- requires only one set (so you can afford all the Patrick Nagel paintings you'll need),
- features murder, infidelity, drug deals, Chex Mix and Satan himself (much like the '80s themselves),
- is funnier than Larry Hagman ever was on Dallas (but doesn't look nearly as good topless as Charleen Tilton?
Your Production of Spoon Millionaires
With Dallas returning to TV in 2012, and with the 1980s continuing to be a nostalgic favorite (for comedy, anyway), now is the perfect time to remind audiences why these shows and this time period died off in the first place.
With an ensemble cast, relatively low production costs, and sharp, topical sense of humor, Spoon Millionaires is perfectly suited for campus and/or comedy troupe performances. (The first stage version was, in fact, written for and performed by a college comedy troupe.)
If you're interested in learning more about the show, we invited you download the first three scenes. If you're interested in seeing more, contact us. We're always happy to talk about our play. We're happy to talk about other things, too. For instance, Jim is always ready to offer his opinions on the American Railway Union led Pullman strike from the end of the 19th century, whereas Kirk is fond of filet of sole.
Spoon Millionaires. Because in their world, adults aren't allowed...to laugh.
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