A comedy with a heart of gold
by Robert More
Meet widowed Jessica Quartermaine. Seventy-ish, elegant, reserved,
widowed. No longer willing to live with the “relentless predictability” and
“sensual deprivation” of the past five decades, she decides to seek
companionship of the male persuasion by posting an ad in the newspaper
which reads: “Seeking Suitors Suitable for Amorous Possibilities.”
What follows is a funny and poignant journey of discovery as Jessica meets
an experienced 65-year-old Italian fashion model; an inexperienced,
insecure 43-year-old librarian; and a 73-year-old Scot with a larger-than-life
personality.
The cast includes Sylvia Swift as Jessica, with Graham Brockley, Chadd
Cawson, Rob Foell, Perry Mill, Tom Przywara and Rien Vesseur as the
men in her life. Julia Lalonde directs.
Jessica’s Fine Adventure won the Playwrights Guild of Canada Comedy
award for 2023. Produced by kind permission of the playwright.
About staged readings
Intended to encourage up-and-coming directors and actors, along with
experienced ones, Mercury Players’ staged readings have only three rehearsals and involve minimal movement. No stage, no special effects; just energetic rehearsed readings — story telling at its most basic. Come along and join the informal fun!
