Making Arrangements

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One dozen red roses: $30. One corsage: $18. Giving an annoying customer the oldest flowers in the shop: Priceless. Weddings, funerals, birthdays, and the school prom: all momentous events that require the talent and patience of your local florist. A brilliant floral designer, under the right circumstances, can make an event both breathtaking and memorable. On the other hand, when two weddings, a convention, and an unexpected funeral collide on the same weekend, your "boutonnieres" are really on the line. In an upscale flower shop, six florists are more than purely irritated by their widely varied clientele. From a hormonally imbalanced expectant mother wanting a "not too fluffy looking centerpiece" for an important dinner party to a pretentious mother of the bride quibbling over how "gauche" the use of wild flowers will be in her precious daughter's wedding, the cast of characters is a hoot. Taking cues from Best in Show and Waiting for Guffman, Melissa Scaramucci's adrenaline-charged comedy turns the microscope on a sub-culture rarely seen beyond the vase. Stumbling over flower shortages, egos, and each other, Making Arrangements spotlights what happens when ordinary people, "Go Floral." - Ellen Carstensen