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Breaking the Chain

10 Minute Play, Comedy  /  2w, 1m

Michael Bigelow Dixon, Valerie Smith

Chuck and Beth try to convince their neighbor, Jessica to continue a
chain letter of 22 years, but she refuses. As Chuck and Beth’s luck
keeps coming, Jessica’s slowly dwindles. A fun three person play that
tests the skeptics.

Breaking the Chain

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  • Cast Size
    Cast Size
    2w, 1m
  • Duration
    Duration
    10 minutes
  • SubGenre
    Subgenre
    Parody / Spoof
  • Suggested Use
    • Scene work
    • Competition or audition material
  • Audience
    Target Audience
    Adult

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Summary

Chuck and Beth try to convince their neighbor, Jessica to continue a chain letter of 22 years, but she refuses. As Chuck and Beth’s luck keeps coming, Jessica’s slowly dwindles. A fun three person play that tests the skeptics.

Published in Ten Minute Plays from the Actors Theatre of Louisville, Vol. 3.

History
Breaking the Chain was first produced by Actors Theatre of Louisville. It was directed by Bob Burrus.
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Performing Groups
Chuck – mid-twenties, a believer
BETH – mid-twenties, a believer
JESSICA - mid-twenties, a skeptic
  • Time Period Present Day
  • Setting An apartment
  • Features Contemporary Costumes / Street Clothes
  • Duration 10 minutes
  • Cautions
    • Mild Adult Themes

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Authors

Michael Bigelow Dixon

Michael Bigelow Dixon

Michael Bigelow Dixon is a playwright, director, and professor of theatre. For 17 years, he supervised the reading and selection of plays for the annual Humana Festival of New American Plays at Actors Theatre of Louisville. He then moved to Minneapolis, where he created a new ...

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Valerie Smith

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