TWO NEW ONE ACT COMEDIES!

Hi there interested readers!

A Quick update. I have three new plays being published this August. Two one act comedies, and a full length drama. This post is about the comedies.

 

APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR and SO… WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT?

Thus far people seem far more interested in APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR, which I get. Audiences are getting more and more annoying. It was cathartic to write, so it may be cathartic to read. Plus the title is just more obvious and grabs you (you read it, you get it. SO… WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT? is a little vague maybe?).

But I have to say I personally prefer SO… WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT? It has more of a plot. I think it really builds to a climax and has stakes. It features both the devil and Matthew Mconaughy. I’ve read both out loud with various actors. Both got a great response but… SO… WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT? really seemed to hit. Plus I spent so many nights as a teenager sitting in someone’s basement, doing nothing but talking about all the things we could do, so maybe it’s more personal to me. (Although I am also routinely annoyed by theater goers so I’m not sure that’s REALLY true).

But this doesn’t mean don’t read AUDIENCE. You should! Read them both ideally, both are 90% free on Playscripts.  But if you will read only one, my choice is SO… WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT? But read both. They’re short. Funny.  At least read the first 10 pages of each, how easy is that?

Anyway, below is a synopsis of both plays. And links to the Playscripts page (this blog entry is littered with links actually).  Enjoy! And let me know if you have any questions!

SO… WHAT ARE WE DOING TONIGHT?

 

It’s Friday night. Kay wants to play putt-putt, while Lenny wants to go to the movies. A simple decision, right? But once more people get invited, plans always seem to get complicated somehow. You know how it goes: First, friends; then, friends-of-friends; then friends-of-friends’ parents, then Matthew McConaughey, then the Devil. A fast-paced comedy about the universal question: What are we going to do tonight?

 

APPROPRIATE AUDIENCE BEHAVIOR

Carol and Ashley are expecting a tale of woe as they take their seats to watch Hamlet, but the real tragedy is that they’re sitting next to the world’s noisiest weirdos. The audience takes the spotlight as everyone from a cough-drop obsessive to a guy watching the play like a football game steals the show from the unseen Shakespearean masterpiece. An outrageously meta comedy that reminds us where the drama belongs–onstage.