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Accidents Happen (Collection)

Collection / Anthology, Comedy

J. Michael DeAngelis, Pete Barry, John P. Dowgin

Winner! 2009 NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play

Seven of The Porch Room's best short plays collected together into an evening of comedy that proves that no matter what you plan for - accidents happen.

Accidents Happen (Collection)

  • Duration
    Duration
    120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult, Senior, Teen (Age 14 - 18)

Details

Summary
Winner! 2009 NJACT Perry Award for Outstanding Production of an Original Play

Seven of The Porch Room's best short plays collected together into an evening of comedy that proves that no matter what you plan for - accidents happen.

Shorts include:
Accidents Happen - Please be aware of all safety procedures and take note of the emergency exits.

Nine Point Eight Meters Per Second Per Second - Balthazar Kent, ejected from an airplane, tries to regain control of his life through his cellphone.

Reunion Special - A desperate former child actor reunites with his now adult co-stars at a funeral.

The Clive Way - A motivational speaker mistakenly tries to empower a group of newly rehabilitated anger-management patients.

Hangman - A budding teenage philosopher-scientist searches for the truth by experimenting on his friend with a hallucinogenic cocktail.

Tricks of the Trade - Ralph teaches Eddie how to sell your soul for success.

The Banderscott - An infomercial marketer is pitched an astonishing product.

The shorts can be performed together as a full-length show or on their own as one acts.

History
Accidents Happen was first produced in full at The Circle Players in Piscataway, New Jersey on July 11, 2008. The performances were directed by the authors.
  • Time Period Contemporary
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Additional Features Local Celebrity Cameo, Physical Comedy, Stage Combat
  • Duration 120 minutes (2 hours)
  • Cautions
    • Alcohol
    • Drugs
    • Gun Shots
    • Intense Adult Themes
    • Strong Language

Music

  • Musical Style N/A (Not a musical)

Licensing & Materials

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

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Authors

J. Michael DeAngelis

J. Michael DeAngelis is a writer, actor and director. His short play Drop (co-written with Pete Barry), was a winner of the 34th Annual Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival. He has written or co-written the plays Antony & Cleopatra: Infinite Lives, X/Y, Signs fr ...

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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 HappenĀ  and Eric Lane's anthology Shorter, Faster, Funnier. Accidents Happen is published by Samuel French a ...
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Author

John P. Dowgin

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