Description
Marilyn Millstone
1 man, 2 women
10 minute comedy 
About the play:
Meet Robert and Alese Langford, a sophisticated older couple whose children are pushing them to leave their longtime home for Silver Glades, an elite retirement community. At the Prospective Resident Interview, Patricia, a well‑meaning MSW, tries to keep things on track while Alese and Robert gently bend expectations with polished charm and precise timing. What begins as routine paperwork becomes a cat‑and‑mouse conversation that tests assumptions about aging, autonomy, and who’s really in control. Sometimes you don’t know who is compos mentis—of sound mind—and who is not.
Here’s what they’re saying about the show:
- “This witty and brilliantly lighthearted script by Marilyn Millstone is a cheeky look at an aging couple who aren’t quite ready to submit to the life of the down-and-out … a touching, feel-good, and overall heartfelt slice of life comedy that is just too precious for words.”—Amanda N. Gunther, Theatre Bloom
- “[One of the] two strongest plays of the evening.” —Jeffrey Borak, The Berkshire Eagle
Recognition for Compos Mentis:
- Audience Choice, 10×10 Festival
- Judges Award, Birdhouse Theatre
- 1st Place Audience Choice, End of the Road New Play Festival
About the playwright: Marilyn Millstone’s award-winning playwriting is rooted in her background as a news and feature journalist and essayist.
