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The Man In 316

Short Play, Dark Comedy  /  2w, 3m

A bus accident victim is brought into the hospital and into the lives of four hospital workers. He is a quiet young man who knows things about these four he could not possibly know and everything he says, with quiet simplicity, seems to be from the Bible!

  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 3m
  • Duration
    Duration
    60 minutes (1 hour)
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Faith-based
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Appropriate for all audiences

Details

Summary
Set in the Break Room of a modern hospital. The Man in 316, will keep the audience asking "Who is he?" and "Why does he only speak in scripture?"; when asked his name he will only respond with, the son of man. Four hospital workers use the break room, where the man sits in his wheelchair. The workers include no-nonsence DR. WINTER, STEVE, the irrepressible jokester, their free-wheeling boss NURSE BIDDLE, and stary-eyed LORALEE, a candy striper who believes what the others find unbelievable. How does the man know things about each of the four that he has no way of knowing, and how will the hospital respond when he goes room to room healing? Though it is a play with a message, it is full of lively dialouge and light hearted humor. Your audience will be kept smiling and guessing up to the very last sentence.
Cast Attributes

Ideally the man should be in his 30's. Loralee is a teenager, and the others are various ages.

  • Time Period Present Day, The Future
  • Setting Break room of a modern hospital.
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes, Fantasy Costumes
  • Additional Features No intermission
  • Duration 60 minutes (1 hour)
  • Cautions
    • No Special Cautions

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: $65 per performance

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Authors

Don A. Mueller

When a fellow pastor made a suggestion to Rev. Don A. Mueller, then serving a small methodist church in Oakland, CA, Mueller liked the suggestion; Instead of seven dusty sermons on the last words of Jesus from the cross, what about seven playlets. Each reflection one of the s ...

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