Set: No set.
Synopsis: Two men find themselves in a featureless room, with no memory of how they arrived there, or even who they are. Their only clues come from scraps of paper on the
floor, that seem to mirror words they have spoken. Can it be true that they're just characters in an unwritten play?
Running time: Around 25 minutes (Caution! This is very dependent on your production.)
Notes: 'This surreal comedy concerns two characters in a play, who slowly become aware that they are just that. How would they feel about such a conclusion, and how would
they regard the playwright who is controlling their every action and writing their every word?
The fun in writing this short play lay in deciding just when the characters should be aware of what, without giving too much away at the beginning!'
Published: 2009
First Produced: Foothills High School, De Winton, Canada, 2010
Latest Production: The Grayshott Stagers, Surrey, 2012
SAMPLE SCENE
Two: Well, we must find out what's going on.
One: How?
Two: Have you tried shouting?
One: Of course I haven't, you know that.
Two: No, I don’t. You might have been here longer than me.
One: Well, I haven't. I've been here as long as you have.
Two: I’ve only got your word for that.
One: That’s all you need.
Two: Why don't we try it now? Shouting.
One: Okay, why don't we?
Two: Well, go on then.
One: Why me?
Two: Why not?
Synopsis: Two men find themselves in a featureless room, with no memory of how they arrived there, or even who they are. Their only clues come from scraps of paper on the
floor, that seem to mirror words they have spoken. Can it be true that they're just characters in an unwritten play?
Running time: Around 25 minutes (Caution! This is very dependent on your production.)
Notes: 'This surreal comedy concerns two characters in a play, who slowly become aware that they are just that. How would they feel about such a conclusion, and how would
they regard the playwright who is controlling their every action and writing their every word?
The fun in writing this short play lay in deciding just when the characters should be aware of what, without giving too much away at the beginning!'
Published: 2009
First Produced: Foothills High School, De Winton, Canada, 2010
Latest Production: The Grayshott Stagers, Surrey, 2012
SAMPLE SCENE
Two: Well, we must find out what's going on.
One: How?
Two: Have you tried shouting?
One: Of course I haven't, you know that.
Two: No, I don’t. You might have been here longer than me.
One: Well, I haven't. I've been here as long as you have.
Two: I’ve only got your word for that.
One: That’s all you need.
Two: Why don't we try it now? Shouting.
One: Okay, why don't we?
Two: Well, go on then.
One: Why me?
Two: Why not?
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THE DREAMING (Click the title to read the whole script online at Lazy Bee Scripts)
'Ideal for a festival -simple set up and all about the characters!' Little Acorn Productions
Cast: 2m (though could be 2f)
ONE, any age.
TWO, any age.
'Ideal for a festival -simple set up and all about the characters!' Little Acorn Productions
Cast: 2m (though could be 2f)
ONE, any age.
TWO, any age.
Richard James / Actor & Playwright
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