June 2012
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Separation Anxiety
© 2011, Christopher Borg
Borg is setting up a ladder center right, in line with the aisle. He has a long roll of ribbon.
ALICIA: I’m going away.
BORG: I know. The term “Object Permanence” describes a human’s ability to think of other people as “still there”, even when they’re out of your immediate field of vision.
ALICIA: yes.
BORG: It is a developmental skill which most children...
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Twitter plays, part CLXIX
It’s Twitter Plays CLXIX! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features a PENGUIN.
Here are your plays starting with @doenahld and the hidden dangers of bird-related prayer.
@doenahld: GIRL: dear God, make me a bird so I can fly away from here. GOD (turning her into a penguin): Stop bitching @lex6m: F: I’ll have a grilled Penguin on rye please. Waiter: Good...
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A Play for My Father
©2011 ricardogamboa
RICARDO stands with the overhead projector. It is projecting onto the back wall a transparency of the Presidents of the United States. Throughout the following he places an “x” over each of their faces.
RICARDO: I don’t believe in it. For me, history is a constructed narrative citing heroes and events to which we are supposed to be grateful for our existence. History erases...
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Twitter plays, part CLXVIII
It’s Twitter Plays CLXVIII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features a JUDGE.
Here are your plays starting with @DrSomething and what I wish Prometheushad been about instead.
@DrSomething: Bad McAss: Some fear judgment, but for me [puts on robe] every day is judgment day! [clobbers goons w/ gavel] @jadeshade: COURTROOM. The JUDGE grips his head, intensely...
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Everything I Need to Know About Being an Artist, I...
Kate Jones, © 2010
Kate is CS sitting at a table with a picture of her mother and a coloring of a clown. There are crayons and Kate will color while telling this story.
My mom didn’t really help me with my homework when I was a kid. She was always insecure about her education. She grew up in Vietnam and dropped out of school in the 4th grade.
But there was one day, on time, when she did help...
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Twitter plays, part CLXVII
It’s Twitter Plays CLXVII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play in which something FALLS FROM THE SKY.
Here are your plays starting with @rick_baer and my greatest NYC fear.
@rick_baer: Man: “Boy, this window A/C unit is heavy.” Woman: “Yeah, hope I can keep a grip on… Uh oh.” @Babelwright: (TIME falls from the sky and breaks open on the...
something-ruthless asked: Hi! You guys rock. I am excited for Too Much Pride. When will tickets be up/are they up/where can I get them? Thanks!
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Egg on your face
Meg Bash © 2011 All Neos are spread throughout the house, forming somewhat of a circle. Joey is DSC with a carton of eggs, he removes an egg from the carton, presents it and begins by tossing the egg over the heads of the audience to the neo to his right, we will continue to toss the egg around while speaking the text, if an egg is dropped Joey will furnish another egg from the carton and we will...
