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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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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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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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...
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July 2011
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Join your besties at the NYIT Awards Nomination...
We love the New York Innovative Theatre Awards and their Nomination Announcement Party is one of the most fun nights of the year. The New York Neo-Futurists will be in attendance (and not covered in food/fake blood/shaving cream/bodily fluids/unknown liquids for once).*
See you there?
Nominee Announcement Party, August 1, 2011
$10
Where: Demo Hall / Carmine St. Center at Our Lady of Pompeii,...
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Twitter plays, part CXXIV
It’s Twitter Plays CXXIV! And in honor of NY’s first week of marriage equality, this week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place at a WEDDING.
Here are your plays, starting with @Casarino’s slippery slope.
2 from @Casarino: P: I pronounce you married. You may now kiss the underage fish. WITNESS: Huh. I guess those anti-gay marriage people were right. ...
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50's Movie Entrance
© 2004 Michael Cyril Creighton
Michael (or anyone) starts at the top of the stage left staircase. There is a burst of very dramatic music, and slowly, Michael walks down the staircase with a huge smile on his face. Halfway down the staircase, he pauses, then continues. He is always looking at the audience. When he finally gets to the bottom of the stairs, he extends his arm towards the audience...
