“WE ALL HAVE ISSUES”: A MIXTAPE
Sundown’s 2nd Annual Short Play Festival
JULY 15-17, 2010
- EMCEED BY: Travis Stubing
PSYCHIATRY OUTLET
Welcome to Todd’s Psychiatry Outlet, where there’s a couch for all your problems!
- WRITTEN BY: Jim Thibeault
- TODD TUCKER:Tashina Richardson
- CUSTOMER:Zaire Adams
POW, POW, POW
After a traumatic and violent episode, a couple (Polly and Jacob) must choose between fighting those that hurt them or moving forward with their lives. Their relationship is tested as each reacts to their own personal traumas, one emotional, one physical. pow, pow, pow explores the human subconscious as it tries to make sense of something unexpected and unimaginable.
- WRITTEN BY: Shannon Murdoch
- DIRECTED BY: David Hanna
- POLLY: Summer Banks
- JACOB: Robert Linder
BEAUTIFUL GIRLS
It’s the holidays, and Gerald is reminiscing about his daughter Madison while also dealing with a startling revelation.
- WRITTEN BY: Ryan Dowler
- GERALD: David Hanna
- MADISON: Tashina Richardson
MONOLOGUING DUCKS
During a series of film noir-esque monologues, private detective Mr. Spade recounts his last investigation.
- WRITTEN BY: Christopher David Taylor
- DIRECTED BY: Sarah Quiroz
- MR. SPADE:: Nick Caldwell
- SALASHIA: Brittany Willis
- JEFF: Robert Linder
- WAYNE: Chris Worthington
KUNG-FOOLERY
As Karly’s mother comes for visit, Barry goes to extreme measures to protect himself, which causes Karly severe emotional distress.
- WRITTEN BY: Brett Hursey
- DIRECTED BY: Tashina Richardson
- BARRY: Cody Lucas
- KARLY: Summer Banks
- LOIS: Gillian Kitchen
LUCY DREAMING
In a world between dreaming and being awake, insomniac Lucy is engaged in a bitter rivalry with her own subconscious.
- WRITTEN BY: Stacey Lane
- DIRECTED BY: Cody Lucas
- LUCY 1: Tashina Richardson
- LUCY 2: Robert Linder
SUBURBAN HOME
In this dark comedy satirizing the 1950’s ideal nuclear family, we see the rapid deconstruction of what it classically means to be a family.
- WRITTEN BY: David Hanna
- DIRECTED BY: Cody Lucas
- MOTHER: Laura L. Watson
- FATHER: Travis Stuebing
- SON: Cody Lucas
EMPLOYEE EVALUATION
Klaus is a young college graduate whose idealism gets crushed by his job at Wensleydale’s, until his life takes a surprising turn.
- WRITTEN BY: Robert Linder
- DIRECTED BY: Tashina Richardson
- KLAUS: Chris Worthington
- ORLOCK: George Ferrie
- PIMP: Nizar Baz