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The
10:04 to London |
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MIRA:
15 min, 40-50's. Worldly beauty tells a screenwriter her dangerous past. |
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The
12:22 Brighton Train |
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PAMELA:
15 min, 30-40's. A party girl rides back late from London. |
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Autumn
Leaves: |
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JANET: 1 & 3 mins. When
I was Young: On the shady side of 50, Janet celebrates the joys of autumn, past
and present. |
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Beyond
Measure: Payback time. |
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GRACE: 40's-60's; bitter
first wife. |
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The Blooming 'Cycles:
Motorcyclist waxes poetic about spring |
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CYCLIST: 4 min, any age,
comedy. |
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 Boston's
Brothers in Liberty: Musical drama about events leading
to 1770 Boston Massacre. |
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Men: |
REVEREND DILLON:
1-3 mins, Congregational minister preaches rebellion.
NARRATOR: 1 min. any age
(or sex). Tale of riot sparked by shopkeeper's actions.
LUKE: 1-2 mins. Young teenager
eager for a fight. |
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Women: |
MARY: 1 min,
ponders freedom as no
more than a choice of masters.
SERENA (teenager): 1 min,
Says girl kidnapped
by savages prefers to stay with them.
SARAH: 1 min, Serena's mother
thinks Rebellion
has gone too deep. |
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Cast
Spell: a cast party begins with ghost stories and
ends in horror. |
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Men: |
RICH: 1-2 mins. 20's-30.
Leading man tells a childhood ghost story.
GREG: 1-3 mins. Composer tells a recent
ghost story. |
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Women: |
MICKI: 1-2 mins. teen
assistant stage manager; under the influence of alcohol and a srong personality,
she flips into a terrifying trance.
BECKY: 1-2 mins. a retired B movie actress
tells of the time she met Charlie, the studio ghost.
VERNA: 1-5 mins. The cast's leading
lady reveals her version of The Method, and tells the tallest ghost story of all.
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Conventional
Behavior: Romantic Comedy at a Science Fiction Convention. |
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Men: |
HAL: 1-3 mins. late
teens or 20's. Newbie seeks a soulmate among the Fen.
RAY GUN: 1-3 mins. late teens or
early 20's. Swashbuckling Space Pirate. |
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Women: |
F.E.: 1-5 mins. late teens
or 20's; Bookworm who aspires to be a science fiction writer tells all to a Newbie. |
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Elegy |
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RAYMOND: an aging violinist
gives a heartfelt warning to a talented young musician. |
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The Eulogy |
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 DAUGHTER:
3 min, 20's-60's. Explains why her eulogy of father was all "hearsay." |
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Fantasia
for String Trio: Romantic Comedy |
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HARRY: 40; on perils
of driving and dealing with the Opposite Sex. |
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MRS. HARMONY: 20-40;
a fantasy "perfect wife" from 1800 reports on her daily duties.
NANNY: 20-40, the "perfect servant"
offers her services, comfort and joy. |
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Happy
Hour: such fun! |
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JAY: 30's-40's, scams playwrights.
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Haunted
House: drama |
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NEPHEW
or NIECE: 5 mins, 30's-50's. Uncle Barney's Haunted House --
a unique Halloween experience. |
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In
the Livery of the Immortals: comedy |
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INGRID:
10-12 mins, 30's-40's. She lives large while working internationally to advance
the Legend of a Mythic Action Hero. |
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Inquest:
Husband and wife, son was killed. |
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FRANK:
30's-50's; seven 1-15 min monologues |
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ELAINE: 30's-40's; six 1-15
min monologues |
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Intercourse,
Ohio: A bookworm from a small town begins her Life In Art, 1959. |
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Women: |
BJ: 18; the bookworm (6
monologues of BJ's discoveries about her hopes versus realities)
MRS. CARTWRIGHT: 50; dorm matron
(2 monologues, gives BJ advice about Life In General and Dorm Life in particular)
DR. OHLOFF: 50; psychologist (tells
BJ she's "normal")
RACHEL: late 20's, faculty wife (gives
BJ different advice about Life) |
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Jenna's Jobs:
comedy |
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JENNA: 4 min. A young woman
whose Big Question is answered by work that's really play. |
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Jenny
Does Shakespeare: comedy |
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JENNY:
25 min. Teen overwhelmed when she stands before Shakespeare scholars. |
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Maggie's Advice
to Lovelorn: comedy |
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MAGGIE: 12 min, 30-50's;
Love goddess gives sympathy and advice. But miracles? |
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A New York Actor:
comedy |
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ACTOR: 3
min, 20's-40's. On the ironies of acting in commercials in New York. |
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Oh,
Baby, Baby! |
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ALIA:
10 mins, 20-30. She dances on the knife's edge in the Middle East. |
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The
Prophet Freeman: "Preaching" (3 monologues) |
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Men: |
PROPHET: 30's-60's. He comes
to liberate the dispossessed American Farmer. |
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Ruling
Passion: The Duxbury Ladies' Club's Outstanding Woman of History
Costume Contest is a comic mix of beauty and brains. |
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PROFESSOR PRICE: 40; Duxbury
Dictator judges the Outstanding Woman of History Contest. |
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Women: |
ELEANOR ROOSEVELT:
30-60's
MARY OUEEN OF SCOTS: 30-50
CLEOPATRA: 20-40
JOAN OF ARC: 20-40 |
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Snakes
and Ladders: |
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PYTHIA:
10 min, 30's-60; imparts the wisdom of the serpent in belly dance. |
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Speed Dating
with a Divorce Lawyer |
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HUGH: 2 min, 30's-40's;
talks to Speed Date about pitfalls of marriage. |
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The
T Show: Passengers and drivers on the Boston MBTA when the T first
hired Ladies to operate trains & busses. |
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Men: |
A GOOD JOB: 30-60; boss's speech
to motivate the new recruits.
DON'T TRY TOO HARD: 30-60;
a wise guy gives trainees the real scoop.
BOPPING BOBBIE: 30-60; story of
the gal with a yen for bus driving men.
YOUR TROLLY: 30-60; tricks of
the tracks and the trade.
THE SCENIC ROUTE: 30-60; more lore.
Personalities
TRAILERMAN: 30-50; no where
guy.
DRIVER WHOOPS #1: 30-50; discovers
you Can't Bluff the Blind.
WHOOPS #2: 30-50 so many accidents
they Had to make me a starter.
DIMMIE LEGEND: 20-50. The all time
worst employee ever.
HOMICIDE: 20-50's; another tall
tale about Dimmie.
COMIC COLLECTOR: 30-60; selling
tokens and stand-up routines
Passengers
YANKEE DOODLER: 40-50
MADDENED BY DELAY: 20-60
BLACK & PROUD: 20-60
GOSSIP: 20-50's; tall tale
BLIZZARD of 1978: 20-50's; story
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Women: |
LADY: 30's-60's;
from Egypt.
PUNK GIRL: teen, 20's; hostile.
BAGS MARY: 40-60's; sly lady hobo.
DIMMIE: 20-50's; a legend
HOMICIDE: 20-50's; tall tale.
GOSSIP: 20-50's; tall tale.
BLIZZARD of 1978: 20-50's; story. |
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A Teacher of African
Dance: 5 min solo from the Dance Camp Plays. |
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ALTHEA: 40-50's; African
Arts lessons from a troubled mother. |
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Under
Siege: 1-5 min. Patients and counselors at an abortion clinic which is
under attack by Pro-Life protestors. |
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Patients:
JUDY: a 12-year old; perky but pregnant.
MARY: teen; wants to keep baby.
SIS: young teen: incest, hostility.
TINA: older teen; a date rape.
MARIA: 20-30; battered wife.
RUTH: 20-30; raped by friend's husband.
GALE: 20's- 30's; demanding career and
unsatisfactory boyfriend.
GRETEL: 20-30; concerned about her partner's
feelings.
CAROLYN: 30-40's, shy, 2nd time.
ANDREA: 20-40; addict with AIDS.
SUE: 30-50, a fiesty alcoholic.
JAN: late 30's-50's; resentful.
Counselors:
JILL: 20-30; bulimic working class woman,
skilled counselor.
EMILY: 20's; insecure during her
first days on the job.
SALLY: 30-40; head counselor, balance
compassion with reality.
ALLISON: late 20's to 30's; "overqualified"
for counseling work.
MARTHA: 40-60; grandmother.
SHERRIE: 40's-60, fireball who had an
abortion in the bad old days. |
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Walter the Warrior:
therapist who leads Men's Groups |
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WALTER: 3 min, 20's-40's |
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