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Overview
Synopsis
The stage is bare, except for a large black bag in the center. Inside the bag is Ken, an unseen adult trying to communicate with the outside world. He never emerges from the bag, aside from sticking an antennae out to gauge potential life signals and offering a hopeful wave. Alone in the bag, Ken experiences an existential crisis, questioning the meaning of his life and presence on earth. He tries to communicate with anyone or thing outside of the bag, but gets nothing back. Is it, he wonders, better to live with "majestic questions" or "uncertain answers"?
Editor's Note: This is a ten minute play.
Show Information
- Book
- Tom Attea
- Category
- Play
- Age Guidance
- Youth (Y)/General Audiences (G)
- Number of Acts
- 1
- Genres
- Drama
- Settings
- Contemporary, Simple/No Set
- Time & Place
- A bare stage, Time unspecified
- Cast Size
- small
- Ideal For
- College/University, Regional Theatre, Small Cast, Star Vehicle Male, All-Male Cast, Includes Adult Characters
Context
Plot
Characters
| Name | Part Size | Gender | Vocal Part |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Lead |
Male |
Non-singer |
Songs
A song with an asterisk (*) before the title indicates a dance number; a character listed in a song with an asterisk (*) by the character's name indicates that the character exclusively serves as a dancer in this song, which is sung by other characters.
Monologues
Scenes
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Guide Written By:
Alexandra Appleton
Writer, editor and theatre researcher