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Short Play, Comedy / 19 any gender (youth)
Don Zolidis
Welcome to Container of Sharks, a TV show where entrepreneurs put their ideas to the test in the hopes of winning start-up money from a panel of billionaire investors and one actual shark.
Welcome to Container of Sharks, a TV show where entrepreneurs put their ideas to the test in the hopes of winning start-up money from a panel of billionaire investors and one actual shark. Will these apex predators invest in a jetpack that rockets kids from activity to activity so their parents never have to leave the sports bar? What about a fire-beam laser that targets annoying people? Or Jordan’s grandma’s cookie recipe? The stakes are high – any business hopeful who fails to convince the panel their idea is worth investing in gets thrown to the sharks... literally!
THE VOICE – Possibly a disembodied voice or an actual person with a microphone. The Voice is cool and effortless in that television announcer kind of way.
The Sharks RAMINA MOUNTJOY – A colossus in the industrial chemicals, superconductor, and petroleum industries. She is very serious. VISPAN JACK – The bad-boy billionaire of Silicon Valley. He’s into apps, motorcycles, and putting himself into space wearing a leather jacket. He is friends with a lot of famous people. YAGTAR – A literal shark.
The Entrepreneurs SASHA – BFFs with Trista. TRISTA – BFFs with Sasha. SHIRLEEN – A frustrated person. JERRY – Her husband. JORDAN – A doting granddaughter. SPENCE – A bro. TRIPP – A bro. VERONICA – A teenager. BRANSON – Her father.CHARLY – A very adorable fiancée.BRENDEN – An equally adorable fiancée.JOYCE – A woman on the verge of a nervous breakdown. TODDRICK – A mad scientist. ELLIE – A mom that thinks she is very cool. MADISON – Her daughter, an aspiring ventriloquist.
Bonus Scenes LANDRY – A person trying to rid the world of a terrifying menace. ELLA – A person trying to rid the world of a terrifying menace. DR. AMBROSE – An unethical scientist. DR. JONES – A scientist with concerns. JIMMY – The ringleader.
Any role can be played by a person of any gender, adjust names and pronouns accordingly. No reason the married couple can’t be two people of the same gender.
A boardroom (TV set).
Don Zolidis, one of the most-produced playwrights in the world, is a former middle school and high school theater teacher. His 140+ published plays have been produced over 25,000 times, appearing in all 50 states, every Canadian province, and more than 80 countries around the ...