Real American Dinner Party
- Short Play, Dark Comedy, Present Day, Contemporary
- 2M, 2F
- ISBN: 9780573709395
In Jen Silverman's potent, absurdist short play, a typical American upper-class dinner between two jealous sisters and their boyfriends takes a dark turn when the character's eyeballs start popping out.
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Description
- Short Play
- Dark Comedy
- 10 minutes
- Time Period: Present Day, Contemporary
- Target Audience: Teen (Age 14 - 18), Adult
- Set Requirements: Interior Set
- Performance Group:
- College Theatre / Student, Community Theatre, Blackbox / Second Stage /Fringe Groups
Sometimes you lose your keys, sometimes you lose your temper, and sometimes you lose the most unexpected of things. A particularly tense dinner party can change everything in the blink of an eye...
In Jen Silverman's potent, absurdist short play, a typical American upper-class dinner between two jealous sisters and their boyfriends takes a dark turn when the character's eyeballs start popping out.
Real American Dinner Party appears in the collection Real American Dinner Party & Other Short Plays.
In Jen Silverman's potent, absurdist short play, a typical American upper-class dinner between two jealous sisters and their boyfriends takes a dark turn when the character's eyeballs start popping out.
Real American Dinner Party appears in the collection Real American Dinner Party & Other Short Plays.
Premiere Production:
This version of Real American Dinner Party premiered in 2020 as an audio play by Playing On Air under Producing Artistic Director Claudia Catania. Directed by Rachel Chavkin, the production featured Quincy Tyler Bernstine, April Matthis, Sean Carjaval and Matthew Rauch.
Characters
- Casting: 2M, 2F
- Casting Notes: Characters can be played by actors of any race, ethnicity, and gender identity.
SAIDEE - (female, late twenties) Her sister, who does not approve of her life choices. They are always competing.
THOM - (male, late twenties) Saidee's boyfriend, affable and non-confrontational. He wants everybody to think he's a nice guy.
GRANT - male, early forties) Marcy's boyfriend, rich, pushy. He doesn't respect her.
