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    Hidden Beauty
    Hidden Beauty
    Hidden Beauty
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    Hidden Beauty

    By T. J. Robertson

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    Depressed over her inability to find a soul-mate, Jane Roberts seeks the help of a psychiatrist only to find out he needs therapy more than she does. Just as she's about to throw her hands up in despair, a series of amusing, if not zany, encounters changes everything. Suddenly she finds herself the hunted instead of the hunter as a steady stream of suitors shows up at her door.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherT. J. Robertson
    Release dateApr 18, 2010
    ISBN9781452362090
    Hidden Beauty
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    T. J. Robertson

    Although I’ve made my living as a teacher and guidance counselor, I’ve always had a passion for writing. Thomas Bouregy and Company published my novel, Return to Paradise Cove, under their Avalon imprint. Two of my one-act plays, A Different Kind of Death, and The Flirt, have been produced, respectively, in New Haven, Connecticut, and Sacramento, California. Short stories of mine have appeared in commercial magazines such as Action and True Romance as well as in certain literary and professional ones.

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      Book preview

      Hidden Beauty - T. J. Robertson

      Hidden Beauty

      A One-Act Play

      by

      T. J. Robertson

      Smashwords Edition

      Hidden Beauty

      Copyright © 2010 by T. J. Robertson

      This book is licensed for your personal enjoyment only. This ebook may not be re-sold or given away to other people. If you would like to share this book with another person, please purchase an additional copy for each person you share it with. Thank you for respecting the hard work of this author.

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      Hidden Beauty

      Cast of Characters

      Irene Roberts: Mother--talkative, opinionated, and devoted to her family

      Bill Roberts: Father--the strong silent type

      Tom: Teenage Son--impulsive, witty, and quick on the retort

      Cindy: Teenage Daughter--bright, perceptive, and tolerant of everyone except her brother, Tom

      Jane: Older Daughter--a kind-hearted, plain-looking, overweight thirty-year old who feels her biological clock is ticking away and is searching frantically for a soul-mate

      Dr. I. M. Quirky: Psychiatrist--eccentric and bumbling

      John Porter: Policeman--bumptious and ever sleuthing

      Sagittarius Archer: Member of the International Shafters, an archery club--pompous and querulous

      Tiger Tully: Wrestler--simple and plainspoken

      Scene One

      The living room of the Roberts' home

      Time

      The present

      Act One

      Scene One

      Setting: The living room of a second-floor apartment near the center of town someplace in the United States on a summer morning

      At Rise: Mr. and Mrs. Roberts are sitting on a sofa in the middle of their living room. To their left, lounging on an armchair and leafing through a magazine, is their teenage son, Tom. To their right, seated in front of a computer screen, is their teenage daughter, Cindy. Although the children may seem distracted, appearances can be deceiving; for they are

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