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The Banderscott

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 4m, 1any gender (adult)

An infomercial marketer is pitched an astonishing product.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 4m, 1any gender (adult)
  • Duration
    Duration
    30 minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

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Summary

An infomercial marketer is pitched an astonishing product.

Selected for performance in the 32nd Samuel French Off-Off-Broadway Festival.

Published in Accidents Happenwinner of the 2009 NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play.

History
The Banderscott was originally produced by The Porch Room in Burt Reynolds’ Amazing Napalm Powered Oven (And Other Paid Programming) in the 2001 New York Fringe Festival.
BOB HENDERSON
EILEEN
HARCOURT McALLISTER
DR. THINN
TERRY
WARREN
VARIOUS ASSISTANTS

Terry’s team can be composed of any number of members. The more, the funnier. If performed as a part of Accidents Happen, the cast of The Clive Way can enter with the rest of the team during the final confrontation, still fighting each other. Typically, the actor who plays Warren doubles as Eileen’s voice, though the part can be played by an offstage actress. In the Porch Room’s productions, we have never managed to get anything that looks like a live octopus, and suggest the closest possible substitute. We do not advocate using a real octopus. It will die, messily.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Bob’s office. Present day.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features No intermission, Physical Comedy, Stage Combat
  • Duration 30 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)
  • Vocal DemandsN/A (Not a musical)
  • Chorus Size N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

  • Minimum Fee: $55 per performance
    $90 with other plays in collection

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Authors

Pete Barry

Pete Barry is an award-winning playwright, screenwriter, actor, director and musician. His short plays have been published in numerous collections, including Accidents Happen  and Eric Lane's anthology Shorter, Faster, Funnier. Accidents Happen is published by Samuel French a ...
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