THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES: A One-Act Play

By Franky Corcoran

The Lies We Tell Ourselves is a one-act play set in a hotel room in Miramichi, New Brunswick. Vern and Liza Anderson are a newlywed couple in St. Andrews who have come to Miramichi for their honeymoon, which just so happens to be Vern's hometown. His previous marriage ended with his ex-wife, Peggy Bell cheating on him... At least that's

• Language: English
• Publisher: Franky Corcoran
• Release date: Sep 9, 2023
• ISBN: 9781738047536

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THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES

THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES

A One-Act Play

Franky Corcoran

THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES

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ISBN

PB: 978-1-7380475-2-9

ePUB: 978-1-7380475-3-6

Copyright © 2023 by Franky Corcoran

First Printing, 2023

The Lies We Tell Ourselves was first staged on June 9, 2022 at the Beaverbrook Kin Centre by Corcoran Entertainment.

CAST

VERN ANDERSON................................................................Neil Wallace

LIZA ANDERSON................................................................Cynthia Gilks 

PEGGY BELL...........................................................................Lisa Savage

Lights/Sound.............................................................................Ricky Barry

Director.............................................................................Franky Corcoran

THE LIES WE TELL OURSELVES

Setting:

(A fancy hotel room. From left to right, there is a table and telephone. There is a king-sized bed and a dresser with an alarm clock, reading material and a lamp on top. A chair in the corner of the room. The bathroom is offstage to the right.)

At Rise:

(Newlyweds VERN and LIZA ANDERSON enter with luggage in hand. VERN wears a blue polo shirt and cargo shorts. LIZA wears a summer dress. VERN enters first, followed by