August 2011
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Twitter plays, part CXXIX
It’s Twitter Plays CXXIX! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in a MUSEUM.
Here are your plays, starting with @stevegreer and my favorite part of the museum.
@stevegreer: Tourist: What’s in this room? Curator: Shhh! Tourist: <whispers> What’s in here? Curator: THE SHOUTING COLLECTION! @Savage575: I am a museum of my own history. Every...
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HERE AND THERE
© 2009 Christopher Loar
At go, Eevin Hartsough and Christopher Loar enter from off and walk fast downstage right and left.
EH: Christopher. CL: Eevin. EH: I do something. (She presents a plunger head) CL: I do something. (He presents a plunger head) EH: I do something else. (She presents plunger arm and screws it in) CL: I do something else! (He presents plunger head and screws it in. They...
No Too Much Light Makes the Baby Go Blind Tonight... →
In our 7+ years performing TMLMTBGB 50 weeks a year, we’ve never had to cancel a performance. Until now.
It seems Hurricane Irene hates the arts.
[Insert political commentary here.]
We’ll be back next weekend. Less clouds, more plays, an equal amount of rock.
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Twitter plays, part CXXVIII
It’s Twitter Plays CXXVIII! AThis week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that has a FOREIGN WORD or PHRASE.
Here are your plays, starting with @TheWizardScrim and an excellent new word to brighten up yet another disappointing morning at Starbucks.
@TheWizardScrim: ME: Google “muckefuck” YOU: No, I’m reading these Twitterplays. (10 seconds later) YOU: (googling)...
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BBC News is Not Funny
© 2007 Christopher Borg
Props: 2 chairs, Several Hand-written signs (“Faggot Family” sashes could be used). BORG and Rob are seated on chairs side by side Down Right. As Borg speaks, Rob holds up signs (in bold). 1 by 1 enter: Ryan, Jacq, Joey & Sarah, they stand still smiling very weakly a/a the Doody Family photo. sign: The following News is real BORG: “Monday, 27 January, 2003, 14:42 GMT”...
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Random Relevant Social Experiment #1
©2009 Cara Francis
Neo 1 and Neo 2 sit next to each other on two blocks wearing nametags. Neo 1 is “Pete” and Neo 2 is “Repeat”. Neo 3 enters and addresses the audience through the microphone, as though telling a joke.
Neo 3: Pete and Repeat were sitting on a fence. Pete fell off.
Neo 2 pushes Neo 1 off of the block to the ground.
Neo 3: Who was left?
Audience answers,...
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Twitter plays, part CXXVII
It’s Twitter Plays CXXVII! AThis week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that includes a BLACKOUT.
Here are your plays, starting with @CaseyAnnHayward and the importance of well-placed stage directions.
@CaseyAnnHayward: juliet on balcony with romeo.blackout. “O romeo, romeo. Where are you romeo?” @alwaystwirling: in2 b/o “hello? y didnt the lights come on...
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COMPETITION
© 2009 Adam Smith
At Go. 2 Neos grab two audience members and place them facing each other. For our purposes the audience members names are Navajo & Gerkin, and the Neos are Eevin & Adam. Navajo is with Eevin & Gerkin is with Adam. The premise is that Eevin & Adam will cheer on their respective audience member and try to get audience support too. The audience members are being...
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Flux-Chaotic: Glimpses of Neo-Futurism in New... →
Our friend and go-to guy for amazing photos, Anton Nickel, is exhibiting some of the work he has taken over the last two years with the New York Neo-Futurists. We’re completely honored and flabbergasted by his talents.
Head to FAB Cafe (75 E 4th St NYC) from August 17th to September 26th, get a cup of Mudd Coffee, & check out his amazing work!
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Twitter plays, part CXXVI
It’s Twitter Plays CXXVI! AThis week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play about a REDHEAD or RED HAIR in general.
Here are your plays, starting with @DrSomething and history’s 15th greatest prop comedian.
@DrSomething: Carrot Top: Check out this golden hind! (holds up gold-painted fake buttocks) Queen Elizabeth I: I don’t approve of this jester. @Babelwright: Brunette:...
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Super Sapphire Sista
© 2005 Yolanda kaye Wilkinson
Jamiroquai’s Soul Education plays right after GO is called. Yolanda starts running through the theatre Justin is chasing her with a briefcase. There is a row of 3 chairs sitting center stage. Yolanda jumps over them gives a look to the audience and runs off stage. Justin stops chasing her.
CURTAIN
OWN the book!
We put together 225 of our favorite plays...
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Kevin R. Free singing “Laika, are you out...
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Twitter plays, part CXXV
It’s Twitter Plays CXXV! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that includes an AWARD.
Here are your plays, starting with @DrSomething and a world where even dullness is brilliant.
@DrSomething: A: Hey, this letter says I’ve been nominated for an award! B: An award for being boring? (beat) A: Yes. @10000th: Star:And the nominees are..(reads 7 billion names) Starlet:...
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MTA Rep Presents: Romeo and Juliet The Balcony...
© 2006 F. Omar Telan & Joey Rizzolo
MALE NEO. But soft! What light through yonder window breaks? It is the East, and Juliet is the sun!
FEMALE NEO. O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? What’s in a name? That which we call a rose By any other word would smell as sweet.
MALE NEO. Call me but love, and I’ll be new baptized; Henceforth I never will be Romeo.
FEMALE...
