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Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 32nd Series
Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 32nd Series
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Author: Matthew Kelty, Arthur W. French III, Steve Yockey, Michael Lew, Michael Niederman, and Tiffany Antone Publisher: Samuel French Format: Softcover # of Pages: 82 Pub. Date: 2010 ISBN-10: 0573660239 ISBN-13: 9780573660238
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About the Plays:
Some great pieces for scene work or performance.
The acclaimed Samuel French Off Off Broadway Original Short Play
Festival in Manhattan (commonly referred to as OOB) is America's
leading short play festival. The annual OOB Festival originated in
1975 and has since attracted US and international short plays that
may be up to 15 pages in length from countries like Canada,
Singapore, and the United Kingdom.
Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 32nd Series is a
collection of short plays selected by a panel of judges that included
New York playwrights, artistic directors, and industry leaders as the
most important plays of the 32nd OOB Festival. Winning authors
include: Matthew Kelty,
Arthur W. French III,
Steve Yockey, Michael
Lew, Michael
Niederman, and Tiffany
Antone.
Opening by Matthew Kelty
An imagined
conversation, inspired by real events. The producer of Gone with the
Wind, David O. Selznick, asks Hattie McDaniel to politely decline to
attend the premiere of the movie in Atlanta, making sure she's aware
that if she doesn't comply, she'll never work again, and hanging an
Academy Award nomination over her head for good behaviour.
Ultimately, and painfully, she decides to go along with his request.
(Cast: 1 woman, 1 man).
Circuit Breakers by Arthur W. French
III
Danny's girlfriend Theresa is pretty great, but she's
still an android, and he's looking for something, well, a little more
human. So he invited his co-worker Jordan out to a movie. Theresa
recognizes another android when she sees one, and she manages to
short out Jordan's system. Danny's had enough, so he turns Theresa
off, but that just alerts another model from the warehouse, Carmen,
to arrive and check on things. She offers a contract for her services
to Danny for a fee, but ultimately he decides that all he really
wants is a robot that can make a grilled cheese sandwich. (Cast: 3
women, 1 man).
Bright. Apple. Crush by Steve Yockey
Three
monologues intermingle, each character explains what drove them to
murder. One man set fire to his house after finding his wife cheating
on him in their bed. A woman (a teacher) gives poison apples to all
of her students because she just can't stand them anymore. Another
man, physically abused by his lover, ultimately crushes his head with
his boot. (Cast: 1 woman, 2 men).
The Roosevelt Cousins, Thoroughly Sauced by
Michael Lew
It's during prohibition, FDR and Eleanor are
still fairly young, stuck in Georgia at a Polio clinic and getting
drunk on illegal moonshine. As they imbibe, Eleanor tries to convince
FDR to run for office. The more drunk they get, the more their
comments become absurd and anachronistic, the author's voice entering
the text making for a very silly romp. (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man).
Every Man by Michael Niederman
A kind
of coming-of-age dream play, Every Man explores the circular patterns
of young love and abandonment. 15-year-old Savannah is so fascinated
by the stars, she speaks to them. Her mother, Wendy, is concerned
about Wendy's pipe-dreamer behaviour and her daughter's growing
curiosity regarding boys. When a young man, Peter, finally shows up
for Savannah, Wendy confronts the young couple, only to find an odd
familiarity with Peter. He alludes to a past they may or may not have
had, almost romancing Wendy again, but the painful memory of young
heartache causes Wendy to push him away. She is left crying to the
stars. (Cast: 2 women, 1 man).
The Good Book by Tiffany Antone
In
desperation, Robert turns to the ghost of his dead wife in a moment
of great anxiety – his daughter's first period. He finds a gift his
wife hid in the house for their daughter on just this occasion – a
book his wife created for Robert and their daughter before she died,
a sort of bible to womanhood. Robert talks to his wife in between the
awkwardness of trying to do the "right thing," all while
trying not to make his daughter even more embarrassed than she
already is. A touching family drama about growing up, featuring three
strong Hispanic characters. (Cast: 1 woman, 1 man, 1 girl).
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