Part I, ELIJAH (Past): 1922:
Elijah, a broke student from Brooklyn, arrives in Paris and becomes an
accidental Don Juan over-night. While hunting his idol, a reclusive composer of
ballets, Elijah is swept into a life changing summer of sex, opium, and
blackmail. 4 Males, 5 Females.
From the Introduction by Paula
Vogel: “Elijah is in parts a
seductive, elegant nocturne for the stage, and in parts a taut, comedy of
menace in the vein of Patricia Highsmith.”
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II, ED, DOWNLOADED (Future): Set in a future where one can purchase immortality
and spend an afterlife in a digital heaven of one’s favorite memories,
technological advancements bring infinite possibilities. Half live action play and half film, Ed, Downloaded is a sci-fi love story
for high-tech dreamers. 1 Male, 2
Females.
From the Introduction by Sam
Buntrock: “Ed, Downloaded transports
us smoothly from one medium to another, not because it chooses, but because it
must.”
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Part III, BABS THE DODO
(Present): Despite a heart of 14k gold, Babs is over-the-hill and facing
extinction as a top On-Air personality at the Home Shopping Network. Love
appears from unexpected places as Babs fights to survive. This deliriously dark
comedy sets Babs in the sale of her life as she grasps for love, happiness and
sparkle. 2 Males, 2 Females.
(Includes the bonus play "The Seven Categories." 1 Male, 1 Female.)
From the Introduction by John
Weidman: “Michael Mitnick’s voice-witty, compassionate, and humane-leading us
through Babs the Dodo not unlike the
Stage Manager leading us through Our
Town.”
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