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Short Play, Comedy / 1w, 3 any gender (adult) plus ensemble
Tyler Dwiggins
After pop star Jessica Jenee is caught stealing several penguins from the zoo, her unfortunate manager has to break the bad news to everyone involved, from the intern to the astrologer.
Pop superstar Jessica Jenee is on top of the world, with legions of fans awaiting her upcoming international tour – until scandal strikes. After she’s caught stealing several penguins from the zoo, the tour is cancelled. Now Jessica’s unfortunate manager can’t go home for his son’s birthday party until he breaks the bad news to everyone involved, from the intern to the astrologer. But what if there was a chance for Jessica to make things right? Could the ruthless talk show hosts and obsessed fans ever be satisfied? Find out in this smart, hilarious comedy, originally written for performance online.
3-17 actors play the following roles:
JESSICA JENEE – Female
TOM (or DOM)BRUCE (or BRENDA)LIZ (or LYLE)ZACH (or ZOE)GEORGETTE (or GEORGE)KATH (or KEN)WANDA WILSON (or WADE)TEMPEST (or TERRENCE)CALLIOPE (or CALDWELL)BEAU (or BO)AIMEE (or ARMIE)DARLA (or DOUGLAS)DR. BAUBLE-BUTTE
Voice OnlyPOLICE OFFICERGEORGETTE’S HUSBAND (or WIFE)DYLAN
With the exception of Jessica, all roles in this play are written to be gender neutral. Please feel free to change the names and pronouns of the characters accordingly. (Suggested names for cross-gender casting are listed above.)
Other than Tom, the rest of the characters can be double-, triple- and quadruple-cast as needed! The play can be performed with as many as 17 actors or as few as 3 actors.
Various locations on a video conference. The present or recent past.
Tyler Dwiggins is a Los Angeles-based playwright, screenwriter and producer. His plays (including subText, The Binding and Orange Is the New Glass) are published by Concord Theatricals, TRW Plays and Stage Partners. His first play, Bump, has been showcased at Actors Theatre o ...