Mark Waldstein and Rebecca M. Davis in A Fish and a Bear in Purgatory at 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival / Photo by Joe Iano.
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
Katherine Wootton in The Bookie and the Rookie at 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival / Photo by Ian Johnston
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
Read the complete text of The Bookie and The Rookie here.
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.
Amelia Meckler, Sam Read, and Wonder Russell in Alfred at 14/48: The World's Quickest Theatre Festival / Photo by Joe Iano.
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
Read the complete text of Alfred here.
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
Stephen Hando in Lavender at 14/48: Nordo / Photo by Joe Iano
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
Read the full text of Lavender here.
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
Ben Phillips and Laura Dux in Crunched
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
Read the full text of Crunched here.
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 Pics at BoxFest Detroit, August 2013
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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