Synopsis

This comedy goes behind the scenes and then in front of the cameras as it follows five facinating contestants: a fidgety Vietnam veteran; a know-it-all senator's assistant; a cocky young filmmaker; a dizzy housewife/author; and a bubbly senior citizen - from the time they meet backstage at a popular game show until one of them wins the grand prize. Who wins the big money is only one of this play's several compelling subplots. Another is the possibility of a rekindled romance between one of the contestants and the show's production assistant. Who was the only bachelor president? What boy dubbed Lauren Bacall's voice when she sang in "To Have and Have Not?" What was unudual about Babe Ruth's uniform when he hit sixty home runs? These and other intriguing questions are answered during this warm and witty look at an American institution, the game show.