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Tattoo

10 Minute Play, Comedy  /  3w, 2m

Jane Martin

With the help of a private detective, three women discover they share one thing in common: their boyfriend.

Tattoo

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    3w, 2m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • Suggested Use
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary
With the help of a private detective, three women discover they share one thing in common: their boyfriend. Seeking revenge, they offer their man an ultimatum. Fax a description of his amorous activities to his coworkers or tattoo the tale to his behind. Which will he choose?
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Performing Groups
LINK – 20s, short for Linchovna, dressed in black slacks, has short blonde hair, has several earing, all ten fingers adorned with rings, Russian
JENNY – 20s, dressed in a suit as a young advertising account exec might for a date
JONES – 20s, more in the girly vein, with curly hair and Laura Ashley style, a graduate student who also works as a waitress, very Southern
VLADIMIR – big, bearded and tattooed, tattoo artist who also works as a private investigator, Russian
WILLIAM – the boyfriend

This play uses American Southern and Russian accents and some Russian language.

  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Setting Interior with three chairs and a door upstage.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Strong Language
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Jane Martin

Jane Martin
Jane Martin, a Kentuckian, first came to national attention for Talking With, a collection of monologues premiering in Actors Theatre of Louisville’s 1982 Humana Festival of New American Plays. Since its New York premiere at Manhattan Theatre Club in 1982, Talking With has be ...
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