Lights up on GREG chewing something while BRETT watches. BRETT So what ya think? GREG still chews and looks up in the air to form a thought on what he has just eaten. BRETT Too much salt? Not enough garlic? GREG Is that Monk Fruit? BRETT Oooo… you’re good. GREG I wouldn’t have thought that…
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No More Monsters – Play 13
ERIC ENRIQUEZ. He/Him/His. 20-30s. Sarah’s dad and Megan’s spouse. Person of Color. MEGAN ENRIQUEZ. She/Her/Hers. 20-30s. Sarah’s mom and Eric’s spouse. Person of Color. SETTING 2:30am in the backyard of the Enriquez house in a suburban city. In a faint light, we can see a shadowy figure hitting a heavy bag with a baseball bat….
Read more...The Space Penis – Play 12
ZOT. They/them/theirs. A space alien. YEBIN. They/them/theirs. A space alien. MARGARET. He/him/his. A security guard for the yet to be open tallest building in San Francisco. Enter ZOT and YEBIN, two space aliens, as they enter the front lobby of the yet to be open Salesforce Tower. MARGARET is manning the front security desk. ZOT…
Read more...A Family Divided – Play 11
A Family Disapproval Rating GERALD. He/him/his. 60-70s. Filipino American. Trump Ally. FLO. She/her/hers. 20s. Filipina Amerian. Pro-American Anti-Trump. Lights up on the family kitchen with GERALD and FLO.a GERALD He is the American dream. FLO To be born with a wealthy father who gave him everything? GERALD He is a billionaire. FLO How do you…
Read more...The Wait – Play 10
The Wait BETH. She/Her/Hers. 20s-30s. Guitar playing badass! BETHANY. She/Her/Hers. Pre-teens. A guitar playing badass in training. Before lights come up, we hear a fast progression of chords that are being played on a guitar before it stops at the end of a song. Immediately lights up on BETHANY, holding a guitar. She’s just finished…
Read more...Empty – Play 09
JERRICHO and PRIMA tiredly carrying emptied out bins. The quickly plop onto them just as fast as they turn them over onto the ground. JERRICHO takes out two cigarettes and gives one to PRIMA as she takes out a lighter to light both of their nicotine sticks enter their mouths. Enter TESSA writing down something…
Read more...Fermin – Play 08
Fermin CAST OF CHARACTERS Mindy Garcia. She/Her/Hers. 20s. Filipina American. College student. Journalism major. Fermin Tobera. He/Him/His. 20s. Filipino American. Store clerk. SETTING Inside the Watsonville General Store. Present (2019). Lights up on the interior of the Watsonville General Store. We see MINDY GARCIA, a 20-something journalism major, opening the front door and sticks her…
Read more...Disconnected – Play 07
SETTING A and B are sitting in a booth of a cafe as they are each working on their respective laptops. A No! B What happened now? A Jackson won POV! B Point of View? A No! The Power of Veto! B You still watch Big Brother. A I never stopped and now the entire…
Read more...A Tikling Tale – Play 06
NOTE: This is a placeholder for my play #6 because it dawned on me that this is going to be a lot longer than a short play. But it’s here… for now. CAST OF CHARACTERS Carabao – The narrator of this tale Tikling Bird Tikling Bird’s Mother Land Developer An ensemble of tinikling bird dancers…
Read more...Welcome – Play 05
SETTING Inside the front doors of a Walmart. CHARACTER Carlos. He/Him/His. 40+ Person of Color. Has a physical disability. Wears the Walmart blue vest as he works as a greeter at a Walmart. CARLOS Hello. Hi. Thank you for coming in today. Hola. Hi. Good afternoon! Hi. Thanks for coming in. Welcome. It’s busy this…
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