A Fish and a Bear in Purgatory
"I also really liked A Fish and a Bear in Purgatory."
- West Seattle Weisenheimer
A fish and a bear find themselves in death's waiting room: she ate him, he poisoned her. Can they work it out and patch things up?
10 minutes
Two actors of any gender and any race/ethnicity
Read the complete text of A Fish and a Bear in Purgatory here.
A Fish and a Bear in Purgatory premiered at 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival at The Erickson Theatre in Seattle, Washington, June 2013. Director: Deb Pralle. Cast: Mark Waldstein and Rebecca M. Davis
The Bookie and the Rookie
Freddy is a fast-talking, hard-hearted, gum smacking bookmaker whose only use for love is betting against it—literally. Flip is a wide-eyed rookie with a soft spot for sad sacks and romantics. Obviously, these two could never fall in love.
10 minutes
Four actors of any gender and any race/ethnicity
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The Bookie and The Rookie premiered at 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival at ACT Theatre in Seattle, Washington, January 2020. Director: Shermona Mitchell. Cast: Katherine Wootton, Riley Gene, Fune Tautala, and Evan Whitfield.
Alfred
"My favorite show of the night was Holly Arsenault's Alfred."
- Theatre uber fan Brett Love
A man, a woman, a bus stop, a bunch of knives, and infinite parallel universes
10 minutes
Two women, one man, all any race/ethnicity
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Alfred premiered at 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival at The Erickson Theatre in Seattle, Washington, June 2013. Director: Maria Glanz. Cast: Sam Read, Amelia Meckler, Wonder Russell
Lavender
Lavender is a tiny, avant-garde dessert theatre about the loathing that lives inside of any long-term love. Written to be served with a lavender custard, regardless of your feelings about lavender as food.
10 minutes
1 man, 2 women, all any race/ethnicity
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Lavender premiered at 14/48: Nordo in October, 2018. The chef was Tim Hodgson. The director was Troy Wageman, the actors were Stephen Hondo, Katie Jasper, and Karen Jo Fairbrook
Crunched
Crunched is a play about sex, coercion, Christianity, toxic masculinity, and keeping up appearances, inspired by the hashtag #blessed.
5 minutes
1 man, 1 woman, both any race/ethnicity
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Crunched was commissioned for The Horse in Motion’s IRL: Instagram, and premiered December 14, 2018 at the Jewelbox Theatre in Seattle. It was directed by Lia S. Fakhouri and featured Ben Phillips and Laura Dux.
24 Pictures of a Pilot
"A masterful example of a narrative's power to allure, betray, and seduce us." - From the preface to Manifesto Series, v.2
10 minutes
1 man, 1 woman, 4 ensemble (flexible), all any race/ethnicity
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