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The Dying Breed

Short Play, Comedy  /  1w, 1m

Mark and Paula have had a rather morbid history with pets—the pedigree is long and there are no survivors.

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    1w, 1m
Accolades
Accolades
  • Winner! Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

Details

Summary

Mark and Paula have had a rather morbid history with pets—the pedigree is long and there are no survivors—but when it's revealed exactly why they've been so intent on owning an animal and what happened to their most recent one, they learn something about their own breed that may be too painful to bear.

Published in Off Off Broadway Festival Plays, 33rd Series.

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Authors

Thomas Higgins

Thomas Higgins is the author of many short plays, including The Blasphemy Tree (Naked Angels Lab), The Family Dungeon (Columbia Arts Initiative), The Home Front (Columbia University Arts Initiative), and The Wild Life (Source Theatre in DC this summer). His first full-length ...
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