31 Plays in 31 Days, #1 - "Full of Scar"

Well, here we are again, chained to the Promethean rock that is 31 Plays in 31 Days. At least this time around I have projects I actually need to accomplish drafting for, so maybe this will marshal me to get my work done.

However, I’m beginning with a scene I imagined for a project I’m not currently working on, the next direct sequel in the Mrs. Hawking series. Because of Covid-19 making it so we can’t rehearse or put on a show in person, we’re going on a detour into the lighter, funnier idea we had for a Justin Hawking adventure this year. Still, I had done some thinking about where the main gang would be going after our Jack the Ripper adventure, including bringing back the character of Violet Strallan, the nurse that was their ally in that story. Since part 7 will deal a lot with Mrs. Hawking’s physical recovery from that adventure and the impact of advancing age, Violet could articulate a lot of those effects and force our hero to confront them.

LET THE EATING OF THE LIVER COMMENCE!


Photo by Daniel Fox

( Day #1 - Full of Scar )

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DREAM MACHINE
The 1-Hour Comedy by Phoebe Roberts and Bernie Gabin

A Zoom staged reading in a time of quarantine

Episode 3 - “Change or Die“

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Now that they’ve settled on an idea for the new show, the next step is to get creative control from the author of the book series they’re adapting. Unfortunately, some back problems have got Ryan not feeling his usual power player self. Meanwhile, Derek and Josie have to reunite the warring tribes of the tech crew, who are wary of bending the knee to a technical director who is such close friends with an actor.

Starring
Naomi Ibatsitas as Leah
Eric Cheung as Ryan
Liz Salazar as Meredith / Girl 2
Cari Keebaugh as Josie
Matthew Kamm as Derek
Pieter Wallace as Jeremy / General Hacksaw
Elizabeth Ross as Priscilla / Girl 1 / Lady Lenz / Narrator
Isaiah Plovnick as Nate / Sir Klieg / Narrator
Jenn Benfield as Mistress Elena / Girl 3 / Narrator
and Jeremy Holstein as Father Groove / The Collector / Narrator

Special Thanks
Joseph Gabin, for additional tech jokes
Marybeth LaRivee, for special seltzer assistance

Content notes: mentions of recovery, drug use, gendered double standards of aging

Catch up on previous episodes:
Episode 1: "The Show Must Go Off"
Episode 2: “Requiem for a Dreamer”

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