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A Coupla White Chicks Sitting Around Talking
  • Written by John Ford Noonan
  • Presented by Un Par de Muchachas
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Introduction
  • Amelia Moreno born and raise in Dallas, Tx.  Married and a mother of three. I am a Medical Assistant and I’m also in the home rental business. My college major is to get an Associate Degree in Nursing.


  • Julia Bryant born and raised in Longview, Tx. Happily single and has no children, she is studying to be an elementary teacher to mold children’s minds.


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Our Topic
  • Our topic is THEATRE.


  • We are going to introduce and perform
  • a scene from a play named



  • A Coupla White Chicks Sitting
  • Around Talking.
  • Written by John Ford Noonan.


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A Coupla White Chicks
  • I (Amelia) am going to play Maude and Julia is going to play Hannah Mae.


  • Maude is uptight and likes her privacy. Hannah Mae is nosy and loves to just pop in over a cup of coffee.


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In the Beginning
  • The original production was in 1980 and 1981.
  • Susan Sarandon played Maude ( the uptight and yet wild) housewife from Westchester, and Eileen Brennan played Hannah the blowsy next door neighbor who just moved in from Texas.
  • The two characters have assumptions about one another. Mae is determined to crack Maude’s uptight shell and Maude refuses to play along.
  • Both bond because of their husband trouble.
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John Food Noonan
  • John Ford Noonan was born on October 7, 1943 in New York, New York, USA and raised in Greenwich, Connecticut.
  • He is an actor, writer & film director.
  • His work first came into praise in 1969 with the Lincoln Center production of The Year Boston Won the Pennant, for which he was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize.
  • Noonan has gained success in television for writing many St. Elsewhere episodes, in which he won an Emmy in 1985.
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Major Events of 1980
  • Start of Iran-Iraq war.
  • US boycotts Moscow Olympics.
  • John Lennon assassinated.
  • CNN launched.
  • Please Don't Go... KC & the Sunshine Band
  • Airplane


  • Mount St. Helens erupts, killing 57, and causing $2-$3 billion of damage.
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Period and Consequences
  • 20th Century Modern American Art
  • Even when John Ford Noonan's attenuated two-character sketch was produced in a tiny Off Broadway theater in 1980, it was little more than a showcase for two actresses with star quality, Susan Sarandon and Eileen Brennan.
  • In the 80’s, the play provided social commentary concerning women that was not born yet; now during the Oprah years, it’s outdated and timed….
  • The play is definitely an 80’s themed play with the wardrobe and conversations.


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Conclusion