Van Zorn : A comedy in three acts

A bustling New York studio brims with eccentricities – an antique bust of Shakespeare, a cluttered easel, and a mahogany cigar box that hints at hidden stories. Here the confident, slightly smug Weldon Farnham trades barbs with his plump, fast‑talking assistant Otto Mink, their exchange a rapid‑fire dance of sarcasm, philosophy, and playful insults. Their banter over a portrait of the enigmatic Villa Vannevar instantly sets a witty, almost farcical tone that promises both clever wordplay and underlying tension.

When the door finally opens, the weary‑looking George Lucas steps in, his melancholy air contrasting sharply with the studio’s chaos, while murmurs of the mysterious Van Zorn – a fatalist rumored to be worth a fortune – begin to swirl. As friendships, ambitions, and budding rivalries surface, listeners are drawn into a world where destiny, wealth, and romantic mischief collide, all under the watchful eyes of a peculiar cast. Dive in for a delightfully sharp‑tongued comedy that revels in clever repartee and the absurdities of early‑twentieth‑century New York life.