Name: Threes - Dark Comedy set in an Obituary Office
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dark comedy set in an obituary office

THREES – DARK COMEDY SET IN AN OBITUARY OFFICE

THREES takes a comic spin on the urban legend: “All actors die in threes.” The play looks at what happens to three actors who are former classmates from Juilliard, whose careers took very different turns. One has had a career as an action hero in numerous movies and is a household name, one has had what she thinks is a brilliant avant garde stage career and the other, well, she’s done dog food commercials and won herself a lifetime supply of dog food. The trio meets up, again, at The Advance Obituary Office – where the obituaries are written BEFORE they die, after their fifteen-minutes of fame has faded and the gig is up. THREES is a dark comedy set in an obituary office with a film noir meets sci-fi tone.

Other plays by American playwright Rita Anderson:

The 27 Club – one act Dark Comedy for three women about the afterlife
Final Conversations – Produced Play for Drama School about a son’s death and his mother trying to alter time
Early Liberty – Two act American Drama set in a motel on Route 66

PRODUCTION HISTORY

THREES was developed at Missouri State University.
THREES performed with Moving Parts Theatre, Paris, France (May 2022)

Author: Rita Anderson

Type: One act Play

Genre: Dark Comedy set in an Obituary Office

Cast: 3F 2M

Ages of the actors: Two in their twenties, three in their sixties, but two look a lot younger

Suitable for: All ages to watch but adults up to perform

Set: THE ADVANCE OBITUARY OFFICE, a low-tech office in the basement on one of the coasts. HOLLY runs the desk. HUNTER is an
underling. Staged is an EXTERIOR (EXT) door, and a second door leads to the mysterious INTERIOR (INT) office of the invisible BOSS. [BOSS is not seen or heard.] Sounds of groaning pipes fill the scene,
as do harsh slants of light. Tone is film noir meets sci-fi, absurdly comedic.

Level of Difficulty: 7\10 – character driven play – each character has their own strength and weaknesses which should be highlighted as contrasting.