February 2012
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UPDATE : You are in an open field | RocketHub →
Holy crap people are generous! Within 3 days of starting our RocketHub campaign to support our upcoming primetime show You are in an open field, we received over $1,000 in pledges! Clearly, people are craving plays with nerdy jams about video games.
After almost one week, we’re 32% of our goal and have 53 days left to hit at least $4,500.
How about this - if you pledge any amount before...
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Fall
© 2008 Erica Livingston Erica stands behind a podium. During the short monologue she takes off her makeup, applies moisturizer, eye cream and begins applying lotion to her body. My grandmother takes very good care of herself. Before bed and after her shower she washes her face and uses her toner and then heavily moisturizes her face. Then she applies lotion all over her body taking special care...
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WatchIt’s 4:48 am and I’m going to bed on cake and energy drink. We’ve got an amazing new show this weekend with 7 new plays, Christopher Loar is back in the show, Eliza Burmester is visiting from Chicago, we made a lot of puppets, we are holding auditions and you can audition to be a part of our show as a part of this weekend’s show. Two chances. Friday and Saturday. This is...
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Eat a yogurt! Fund a project!
Health Tip: If you eat some yogurt rather than ordering out for lunch just one time this week, you’ll feel better*. Also, you’ll have a few extra dollars in your checking account.
Oh hey, since those dollars are just collecting dust in your bank account (come on, you and I both know interest isn’t what it once was), why don’t you throw some green in the direction of the...
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Twitter Plays, part CLII
It’s Twitter Plays CLII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in the OLD WEST.
Here are your plays starting with @EvermirePlays and a flashback to the lawless cola wars of the 1980s.
@EvermirePlays: Man-Give me a sarsaparilla. Barkeep-Sorry, all we have is New Coke. (Man’s face melts off) @ShaneStraw: (Horse enters) Man-Hey, why the long face?...
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Mike Daisey's AGONY AND ECSTASY Transcript →
Storytellers! Mike Daisey is the bee’s knees when it comes to story telling and now you can read, perform, and adapt his newest work (closing at The Public soon), The Agony and Ecstasy of Steve Jobs. Check it out!
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PSA: In case you're like me.
© 2008 Eevin Hartsough
This play is ideally done with 5 neos - Eevin plus four - although it could be done with three. Eevin stands center and is flanked by pairs of neos holding up pictures of the celebrities they (and Eevin) are talking about as points of reference. Eevin: I want you to know that I, too, am prone to mistakes and mixups. So in order to help you avoid some of the embarrassing...
Come to Too Much Light tonight (It's okay, Colbert...
We’ve got a 2012 high of 11 new plays in the menu, a brand new Jeffrey Cranor, all spiffed up and shined and full of gas, and did you know Stephen Colbert was almost a Neo-Futurist once?
New plays:
Six short scenes (possibly) about politics by Rob
The Maids on East 4th (with apologies to Jean Genet) by Cecil
When I told a bartender I was happy, he asked which drugs I was on. by Kate
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Twitter Plays, part CLI
It’s Twitter Plays CLI! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features a VERY LARGE AMOUNT OF CASH.
Here are your plays starting with @bilald and a quick refresher on how the financial industry works.
2 from @bilald: Man: I need to deposit this check for $1 Zillion. Bank: Sorry, we only accept bonds and securities in that amount. & (MacArthur winner gets grant in...
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From PBS Nation (MC Rib, feat. Roey...
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Twitter Plays, part CL
It’s Twitter Plays CL! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that is ADAPTATION of an EXISTING STORY/PLAY.
Here are your plays starting with @sgnp. Twitterplays. Amirite?
@sgnp: Single spot on a mic stand. Hamlet: To be, or not to be. THAT guy knows what I’m talkin’ about. - Hamlet, Clown Prince of Denmark @epfeffin: ALL: Party! 1: Check out my wife. Life is...
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Twitter Plays, part CXLIX
It’s Twitter Plays CXLIX! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features a SENTIENT MACHINE.Here are your plays starting with @NickCasaliniand his marble-smooth pickup lines.
@NickCasalini: Nick checks out Vending Machine. VM: “You’re such a creeper.” N: “But at least I’m a creeper for your insides.” N inserts $1 slowly. @adam_smith:...
January 2012
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MURK AVENUE: I FOUND ICE CUBES 'GOOD DAY' →
That some investigatory journalism right there.
murkavenue:
CLUE 1: “went to short dogs house, they was watching Yo MTV RAPS” Yo MTV RAPS first aired: Aug 6th 1988 CLUE 2: Ice Cubes single “today was a good day” released on: Feb 23 1993 CLUE 3: ”The Lakers beat the Super Sonics” Dates between Yo MTV Raps air date AUGUST 6 1988 and the release…
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Twitter plays, part CXLVIII
It’s Twitter Plays CXLVIII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features an APPLE.
Here are your plays starting with @laurincredible and a reminder that if you are a historically significant figure, you should never go to Hawaii.
@laurincredible: ISAAC: “Aruba is great, but imagine if Isaac NEWTON lived here- ” [Pineapple Drops From Tree And Hits ISAAC In...
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Twitter plays, part CXLVII
It’s Twitter Plays CXLVII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in a CIRCUS.
Here are your plays starting with @greglowden and a love that knows no bounds.
@greglowden: “I think I’m in love with her.” “Sabrina?” “No, below her. There’s just something about her.” “That’s an elephant…” ...
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Twitter plays, part CXLVI
It’s Twitter Plays CXLVI! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes features an ELEGANT DRESS.
BREAKING NEWS: This week (our 146th week of Twitterplays) marks the 4,000th Twitterplay written by our followers. YOU ALL are fucking amazing.
Here are your plays starting with @DoctorMosler capturing the spirit of all of my attempts at social interaction.
@DoctorMosler:...
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The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of... →
Our Critically Acclaimed, Best Theater of 2011-in’, Hilarious, Sellout Show The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O’Neill, Volume One: Early Plays/Lost Plays IS BACK FOR 4 NIGHTS ONLY!!!
Come see what you saw, and see what you missed:
Monday, January 9th @ 8:30pm Tuesday, January 10th @ 8pm Wednesday, January 11th @ 8pm Thursday, January 12th @ 8pm All performances are at The...
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Twitter plays, part CXLV
Welcome to 2012, friends! It’s Twitter Plays CXLV! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place at the END OF THE WORLD.
Here are your plays starting with @DrSchneider’s Altman-esque, multi-character epic.
@DrSchneider: Some people: “AAAH!!!”, some other people: “nooo!!!”, random woman: “please help me!”, squirrel: *does...
December 2011
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Girl Crush
© 2005 Desiree Burch
Desiree & Marta sit on opposite ends of a table, back to back. Marta holds a hand mirror to her face and looks at herself. She adjusts hair, she rubs her lips together, She looks at the difference sides of her face. She looks at her other hand. She makes a gesture with it. She makes a funny face gesture, etc. The actions are random but they should be deliberate and...
“The Bes(s)t Theatre of 2011”
– Bess Rowen names The Complete and Condensed Stage Directions of Eugene O’Neill: Vol 1 Early Plays/Lost Plays as one of the best pieces of theater in 2011.
Bess Rowen: The Bes(s)t Theatre of 2011
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I’m not saying… I’m just saying
© 2006 Connor Kalista JL, DB, LH, & RN stand SR, CK is on SL, seated perhaps. JL faces front and speaks her line while holding DB at arms length. When she is done, DB will take her place and hold LH (next speaker) at arms length. And so on. The folks being held at arms length reach for the speaker, to no avail. SL: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that...
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You know who we love? Warren Buffett. Listen...
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Eevin Hartsough’s “The Sage of...
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Twitter plays, part CXLIV
It’s Twitter Plays CXLIV! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features a FAIRY or SPRITE.
Here are your plays starting with @BananaHamBone and the ADHD savior.
@BananaHamBone: Jesus busted into mass and he started yelling “Fairies” at us. With Holy Swag I replied “Chill, JC… your Ritalin?” JC. “Whoa” @NickCasalini: BLACK...
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Rob Neill’s Clink III: of bottles n love n...
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Neonesco
©2005 Christopher Dippel
Go
Note: Anything contained in brackets should be substituted with the truth of the moment.
A bell rings several times.
Chris: There. It’s time for this play. The audience has called for it, we have pulled it down, and now we are performing it. That’s because we live in New York City and because we are Neo-Futurists.
Yolanda clicks her tongue.
Chris: My name is...
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Marta Rainer’s “Five Chords,...
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Twitter plays, part CXLIII
It’s Twitter Plays CXLIII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that has a TATTOO.
Here are your plays starting with @ogiovetti. Spellcheck doesn’t catch everything, you know.
@ogiovetti: MAN: [DROPS TROU AND PRESENTS BUTTOCKS TO WOMAN.] WOMAN: That’s not how you spell my name. @trumpetcake: Lights up on TJ eating a peach. Kip enters. Kip: Whoa! Look at that...
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Where are my twitter plays? #tp143
Or rather, YOUR twitter plays? Listen, I must tell you that I’m close to closing on an apartment today (because I am old!) and I wish I could balance both. But as it is, I can’t. BUT… BUT! I promise to have them all up tomorrow by 11am EST.
I love you.
jeffrey
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Best of Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind...
This week and next Too Much Light goes into Best Of 2011 mode where we perform our favorite plays from the year. This weekend, you’ll get a whopping 16 New York Neo-Futurists (that’s about $1 per Neo-Futurist, depending on how you roll). We have had an incredible year with amazing new ensemble members, 2 critically acclaimed Prime Time shows, and Too Much Light continuing to put...
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Cheap and Creative Alternative to Therapy No. 41
© 2010, Chisa Hutchinson
NEO 1 comes out onto the stage holding a big piece of bubble wrap. S/he invites and audience member up on stage to pop some.
They pop some.
NEO 1 smiles and sighs.
Curtain.
OWN the book!
We put together 225 of our favorite plays from our ever-growing archive of work from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind.
Get 225 Plays from Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go...
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Too Much To Do This Weekend (makes you busy busy)
Here are your weekend plans.
Friday Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Friends, it is the final [regular] weekend for Ms. Lauren Sharpe, New York Neo-Futurist. Go. Support her. Shout her name instead of numbers.
Saturday Our dearest of granny friends, FANTASY GRANDMA, are finding themselves at Catch 48 at the Bushwick Starr at 8pm with some equally amazing artists. They’ll rap about...
November 2011
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Twitter plays, part CXLII
It’s Twitter Plays CXLII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in a CAVE or UNDERGROUND.
Here are your plays starting with @coreyallenx and the greatest complaint of the ancients.
@coreyallenx: Underworld. Hades: They sent the fruit basket you love. Persephone: Where’s the turkey? ! If I see one more goddamn pomegranate… @mopula1: Scene:...
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Knives in a Play
(c) 2007 Claudia Alick
Claudia wears head set microphone and sits in chair center stage holding butcher block full of knives. Her breathing is amplified. Men enter and create semi-circle around her.
Men: She can end this play whenever she’d like.
On the following lines each man takes a knife.
Man 1: It’s about fear
Man 2: Endurance
Man 3: Masochism
Man 4: Art
Men: Do you want this to...
11 Hot Fresh Ready-to-order New Plays!
You heard correctly. This weekend’s TOO MUCH LIGHT MAKES THE BABY GO BLIND features 11 WORLD-PREMIERES as well as the triumphant return of Lauren Sharpe!
COUNT DOWN…
11. souvenirs, by Lauren Sharpe
10. Test of biblical longevity as applied to modern human sexuality #1: Love Thy Neighbor As They Wouldst Love Thyself [or] Jesus commands a game of chicken., by Cara Francis
9. This...
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Twitter plays, part CXLI
It’s Twitter Plays CXLI! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in a SLAUGHTERHOUSE.
Here are your plays starting with @10000th and what is a play script, essentially.
@10000th: [P PepprSprays a block of cattle in headlocks] J- Whatda fck R You DOING!? P: Seasoning. 2 from @LindaInPhoenix: Moooo. Mooooo. Mooooo. [pause] Moooo. Moooo. [pause] Mooo. [silence]...
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Do You Know The Muffin Man, No Longer a Boy
©2006 Ryan Good
5 neos sit cross legged at foot of stage facing the audience. Neo 6 (Ryan) is standing on a block holding a mixing bowl and a spoon. He places each ingredient (which is still in it’s box) into bowl as they say ingredient.
A: ½ ¾ cup shortening
B: 1 cup sugar
C: 2 eggs
D: 1 cup milk
E: 3 cups bleached white flour
A: 3 teaspoons baking powder
B: ¼ teaspoon nutmeg
C:...
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May I borrow your shoes, please?
© 2008 Alicia Harding At the go, all the Neos ask an audience member, “May I borrow your shoes, please?” Neo 1 (in this case, Alicia) sits center stage and carefull unties and removes his/her shoes. Neos keep asking the audience until they feel that the resource is tapped out. If there are not enough shoes, Neos will take off their shoe(s). Ideally, there will be at least 10 shoes, but...
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http://www.theatreinchicago.com/talk/interior.php?p... →
Here’s a great interview with Neo-Futurists’ Founder Greg Allen and Chicago Ensemble Member Bilal Dardai.
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Hey, New Plays? Yeah 7, 7 New Plays!
We are spiraling quickly toward the end of the ‘regular season’ for 2011 Too Much Light… and it has been a crazy week for us that starting with our big 3rd annual benefit. Which was a great party and we honored the moth!
I write this today as Dan & I prepare jump back into the show with Joey, Cara, Ricardo & Meg. We will be bringing you these 7 brand new plays:
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