..23 Feb 2015. MANNY S STORY PLAYWRIGHT DAVID IVES MANNY MABEL WASHING. “
Soap Opera” by David Ives Soap Opera is a one-act comedy play by a. The
conversation with a receptionist which follows is full of witty humor. This essay discusses a one-act play created by David Ives. The play contains a
number. Download full paperFile format: .doc, available for editing. HIDE THIS . 25 Feb 2015. And yet in the dexterous hands of the playwright David Ives (“Venus in. “Soap
Opera” is inspired by the old Maytag commercials featuring the . David Ives (born July 11, 1950) is an American playwright, screenwriter, and
novelist.. Ives wrote three full-length plays: St. Freud (1975), The Lives and
Deaths of the. . Soap Opera, Lives of the Saints, Arabian Nights, and Captive
Audience.