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A Wake for David's Fucked Up Face

10 Minute Play, Dramatic Comedy  /  1w, 2m

Skylar Fox

David did something stupid on the way home from prom. Now, Cal’s covered in blood, eating Funyuns in his room, and Cal’s mom doesn’t know what to do with him. Why doesn’t he seem sad? Are live-action role-playing fantasy games really the answer? And where is David’s head?

A Wake for David's Fucked Up Face

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14-18)
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! 39th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

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Summary
David did something stupid on the way home from prom. Now, Cal’s covered in blood, eating Funyuns in his room, and Cal’s mom doesn’t know what to do with him. Why doesn’t he seem sad? Are live-action role-playing fantasy games really the answer? And where is David’s head?

Part of the collection Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 39th Series.
History
Presented in the 39th Annual Samuel French Off Off-Broadway Short Play Festival, at Playwrights Horizons in August, 2014. 
Cast Attributes
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Performing Groups
JEAN - She’s in her mid-40’s.
CAL - He’s 18. He’s Jean’s son.
DAVID - He would be 18, but he’s dead.

These characters speak directly to the audience. They never leave the stage. Light shifts indicate who’s turn it is to narrate. The characters do not hear each other for the most part. When they speak to each other, they speak facing the audience. Remember, the real conversations in the play are between each character and the audience.
David probably wears a tuxedo. No furniture is necessary. 

  • Time Period Contemporary, Present Day, New Millennium/21st Century
  • Setting Non-specific location. 
  • Features Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No Intermission
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Authors

Skylar Fox

Skylar Fox

Skylar Fox is a writer, director and designer based in Brooklyn. He cares about making wildly theatrical plays and musicals that push the boundaries of what theatre can do to tell demandingly vulnerable stories powerfully.

He is the co-artistic director of Nightdrive, where he ...

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