Uncle Sammy, a Full-Length Play for Stage and Screen

Years before the movie TOOTSIE was released the author provided substantial planning, copyrightable story telling, characters, and much dialogue for it; acknowledged by its producer/director, the late, great Sydney Pollack. Uncle Sammy makes extended and more serious fun of that 1982 comedy classic: way beyond the situation comedy of gender roles.

A stage actor, Samuel, due to a nomination for best supporting actor in his ONLY movie role, confronts stardom in a movie business, which may not ...