August 2012
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FAQs: Twitterplays
What are Twitterplays? Every Tuesday morning, we post an assignment on Twitter (@nyneofuturists) for our followers to write a 1-tweet play that…. Sometimes the prompt includes a prop or character to feature, sometimes a sound effect or stage direction, sometimes a setting.
Can we read these plays? Yes! On Wednesday, we post the previous day’s Twitterplays on this blog. Search for...
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Twitter plays, part CLXXVIII
It’s Twitter Plays CLXXVIII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features a TRASHCAN (difficulty: no ENDGAME).
Here are your plays starting with @SpaceCraftNYC and BLUE MAN GROUP 2: INTROVERSION BOOGALOO.
@SpaceCraftNYC: (Three Blue Men stare at an upturned trashcan. For an uncomfortably long time. Curtain.) @TheWoosterGroup: [1 and 2 at a house. 1 finishes banana,...
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For Troy Davis or Black Men Like Brownie Bites For...
©ricardogamboa2011 Stage is black. MEG is in a spotlight near the clock. Taped against the wall, above her, is a placard reading “American Justice System” and holds a tub of brownie bites. She bites into a brownie bite and then throws it on the floor. She repeats this task. The spinny doors are open, revealing CECIL in a chair, back to audience. He is illuminated by a cliplight, hopefully...
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Twitter plays, part CLXXVII
It’s Twitter Plays CLXXVII! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in a SNOWSTORM.
Here are your plays starting with @sylliebee and a basic lesson in meteorology.
@sylliebee: [snowing]A: I love snow! B:When I was 5 my sis told me it was God’s dandruff. A:[laugh]Gross! [A&B exit]GOD:Ha! [scratching noises] @cutbackdropturn: Jim: I feel lost. Mom:...
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Twitter plays, part CLXXVI
It’s Twitter Plays CLXXVI! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features an [IMPOSSIBLE STAGE DIRECTION].
Here are your plays starting with @TheWoosterGroup and maybe the impossible-est of impossible?
@TheWoosterGroup: Fan:”Justin, could you come over here and write a really great song?” / Justin Bieber: “Sure.” [He does] @sgnp: (MANAGING...
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Twitter plays, part CLXXV
It’s Twitter Plays CLXXV! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that features an EARTHQUAKE. (NOTE: This assignment was put out before yesterday’s Southern California earthquakes. There seem to be no major injuries out west, and for that we are glad.)
Here are your plays starting with @Blueskyfox and a big reveal.
@Blueskyfox: (Helen Keller&Anne Sullivan,sitting...
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Twitter plays, part CLXXIV
It’s Twitter Plays CLXXIV! This week’s assignment was: write a 1-tweet play that takes place in a DESERT.
Here are your plays starting with @BethOnePage, who has the right attitude.
@BethOnePage: U bring sunscreen?/No, an extra S.”/”What good’s that?”/”We can turn the desert in2 dessert!”/”Sweet!” #cannoli @EthanStanComedy: two hipsters...
