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| LANDLESS PLAY COMPETITION! "SO BAD, IT'S GOOD!" |
PLAY TITLE: Pigeonhole
PLAYWRIGHT: Meny Beriro
SIMON SHAKESPEARE SAYS:
"You lost me at 'pigeons.'"
RANDY SHAKESPEARE SAYS:
"You had me at 'pigeons,' dawg."
PAULA SHAKESPEARE SAYS:
"Pigeons are like rats that fly...
(alcoholic drug-induced babble,
etc.)"
"You lost me at 'pigeons.'"
RANDY SHAKESPEARE SAYS:
"You had me at 'pigeons,' dawg."
PAULA SHAKESPEARE SAYS:
"Pigeons are like rats that fly...
(alcoholic drug-induced babble,
etc.)"
SYNOPSIS:“Ray, a telephone company executive,
becomes fascinated with pigeons. He sees them
as a symbol of the freedom he longs for. One day
he quits his job and starts to spend most of his
time admiring his beloved birds in a local park
much to the chagrin of his spoiled wife, Wendy
and the neighborhood pigeon lady, Martha.
Wendy's parents have recently moved on to
greener pastures (her father had a heart attack
in a health spa and her mother was hit by an ice-
cream truck). She is no mood for Ray's antics and
wishes he'd live up to his old Wall Street Journal
loving self.
Grace, the wife of Ray's best-friend, the home-
shopping addict Charlie, discovers Ray's passion
for pigeons and decides to capitalize on it. She,
an out-of-control entrepreneur who sees a
business opportunity in everything (designer
straight jackets – "You don't have to look plain
just because you're insane."), concocts the idea
of a fast-food street pigeon restaurant called
PIgeonHole.
PigeonHole won't just be any restaurant -- Grace
makes sure of that by adding some special
ingredients -- it will transform people's lives –-
some become horny as hell and others, well, they
just die.
The play takes place in eighteen scenes which
move quickly simulating a home shopping
network hawking their wares from one item to
the other. Minimal set is recommended."
becomes fascinated with pigeons. He sees them
as a symbol of the freedom he longs for. One day
he quits his job and starts to spend most of his
time admiring his beloved birds in a local park
much to the chagrin of his spoiled wife, Wendy
and the neighborhood pigeon lady, Martha.
Wendy's parents have recently moved on to
greener pastures (her father had a heart attack
in a health spa and her mother was hit by an ice-
cream truck). She is no mood for Ray's antics and
wishes he'd live up to his old Wall Street Journal
loving self.
Grace, the wife of Ray's best-friend, the home-
shopping addict Charlie, discovers Ray's passion
for pigeons and decides to capitalize on it. She,
an out-of-control entrepreneur who sees a
business opportunity in everything (designer
straight jackets – "You don't have to look plain
just because you're insane."), concocts the idea
of a fast-food street pigeon restaurant called
PIgeonHole.
PigeonHole won't just be any restaurant -- Grace
makes sure of that by adding some special
ingredients -- it will transform people's lives –-
some become horny as hell and others, well, they
just die.
The play takes place in eighteen scenes which
move quickly simulating a home shopping
network hawking their wares from one item to
the other. Minimal set is recommended."
SAMPLE DIALOGUE:
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property of the competing playwrights, provided for the sole purpose of gathering
feedback for this contest. All rights reserved.
RAY
I look to the pigeon to lead us to salvation.
GRACE
Americans are interested in salivation not salvation. Drive-Thrus not breakthroughs.
RAY
Where have we gone wrong?
GRACE
Nowhere. The future starts now . . . Ray, eating pigeons will function as a modern ritual
allowing us to digest the strength and character -- the serenity and beauty of the pigeon.
It will be the ultimate testament of its love for us -- and the sincerest acknowledgement
of our appreciation of this most tasteful bird. The pigeon becomes our great liberator.
The deliverer of carefree table manners -- revolutionizing American gastronomy. Ray,
don’t you see? The pigeon's place is in sandwiches not out in the streets -- in pots -- not
in potholes.
Note: All excerpts and other items posted on this website are the exclusive intellectual
property of the competing playwrights, provided for the sole purpose of gathering
feedback for this contest. All rights reserved.
RAY
I look to the pigeon to lead us to salvation.
GRACE
Americans are interested in salivation not salvation. Drive-Thrus not breakthroughs.
RAY
Where have we gone wrong?
GRACE
Nowhere. The future starts now . . . Ray, eating pigeons will function as a modern ritual
allowing us to digest the strength and character -- the serenity and beauty of the pigeon.
It will be the ultimate testament of its love for us -- and the sincerest acknowledgement
of our appreciation of this most tasteful bird. The pigeon becomes our great liberator.
The deliverer of carefree table manners -- revolutionizing American gastronomy. Ray,
don’t you see? The pigeon's place is in sandwiches not out in the streets -- in pots -- not
in potholes.
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