A SAMUEL FRENCH, INC. TITLE

Incident at San Bajo

Short Play, Drama  /  4w, 3m

The residents of a trailer camp have quite a story to tell. A stranger tried to sell each of them a mysterious elixir which he claimed would make them live longer. Most, of course, did not buy the elixir --and they are now dead, the water supply having been poisoned by the stranger. Only seven are left to tell the tale-- the seven who drank the elixir which, it turned out, was an antidote! Each of their stories is told in a series of interlocking monologues directed at an unseen interviewer. The effect is somewhat like a "60 Minutes" segment.

Incident at San Bajo

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    4w, 3m

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The residents of a trailer camp have quite a story to tell. A stranger tried to sell each of them a mysterious elixir which he claimed would make them live longer. Most, of course, did not buy the elixir --and they are now dead, the water supply having been poisoned by the stranger. Only seven are left to tell the tale-- the seven who drank the elixir which, it turned out, was an antidote! Each of their stories is told in a series of interlocking monologues directed at an unseen interviewer. The effect is somewhat like a "60 Minutes" segment.

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Brad Korbesmeyer

Brad Korbesmeyer’s one-act play Incident at San Bajo won the Heideman Award from Actors Theatre of Louisville. The dark comedy has been published by Samuel French, Inc., adapted into an opera by Riverside Opera Company, New York, and received over 75 productions in the U.S. a ...
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