Description
CALPURNIA’S MISFORTUNE – TEN MINUTE QUIRKY COMEDY
Calpurnia is first and foremost married to Oliver. All the other stuff comes second. All she asks is that he is home for dinner. On time. Tonight she has prepared a lovely lasagna. And he’s late….! It’s true that she married him for his money, but in her way, she loves the routine and predictability of him coming home. Half a bottle of wine later and she’s very worried in this ten minute quirky comedy.
Oliver is attracted to his wife. Especially when she’s cross with him for being late. He’d love to be home with her right now, and not being muscled by five burly suspicious looking guys into the trunk of a car and being dragged into an opium den run by his former room mate. But there he is. And he knows why….
A quirky comedy with a smattering of romance. Because even opium dealers need a little love in their lives!
PRODUCTION HISTORY
Holliston High School, MA, USA – 2019
Author: Nina Berggren
Type: One act play, ten minute play
Genre:Ā Ten minute quirky comedy
Cast: 2M, 1F, 5 bodyguards (non speaking)
Ages of the actors: Adult
Suitable for: Teens up to perform and watch
Length: Ten minutes
Set: The stage is divided in two. On stage right isĀ a kitchen and a kitchen table.Ā Ā On stage leftĀ is a warehouse and makeshift opium den.
Level of difficulty: 7/10 – the humor lies in the same story from two different aspects told in two different ways.Ā
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Copyright Ā© February 2019 Nina Berggren and Off The Wall Play Publishers
Like this play? Other quirky plays you may enjoy:
Thirds – suburban satire about literally dividing the house you inherit
The Cindy Variations – a coming of age comedy
Cheeky. A comedy about a bottom
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