A Play With Words

A Play With Words by Peter Bloedel

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Comedy
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30 - 45 minutes
4 W, 4 M, 5 Any (6-13 actors possible: 2-11 W, 2-11 M)
Set: An empty stage with set props.

Scribe is an angst-filled writer experiencing some serious word-related anxiety as he attempts to create a play. In his search to find the words that fit, he becomes the main character in his own play where plot means less than the words that tangle around him. A Play With Words is a high-energy one-act filled with puns, spoonerisms, malapropisms, rhymes, oxymorons, literal metaphors, and mixed proverbs, all culminating in an outrageous "Who's on First?"-style courtroom scene.

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Scribe is an angst-filled writer experiencing some serious word-related anxiety as he attempts to create a play. In his search to find the words that fit, he becomes the main character in his own play where plot means less than the words that tangle around him. A Play With Words is a high-energy one-act filled with puns, spoonerisms, malapropisms, rhymes, oxymorons, literal metaphors, and mixed proverbs, all culminating in an outrageous "Who's on First?"-style courtroom scene.

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 30 - 45 minutes
  • 4 W, 4 M, 5 Any (6-13 actors possible: 2-11 W, 2-11 M)
  • Set: An empty stage with set props.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-320-5

Production History

JAN 31, 2025 - FEB 01, 2025
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Caledonia Public Schools - Independent School District #299
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