20 MAGICAL MINUTES OF DARKNESS & SILENCE & PEACE
a 10-minute dark comedy drama
By Tara Meddaugh
Grace, a raccoon, is begrudgingly charged to find, and bring back, her fellow raccoon, Joffrey, who has gone missing after a shocking personal tragedy. When she finally finds the depressed Joffrey in a train station parking lot, he is carrying around a large garbage bag and refuses to come back with her—yet. He is reeling in grief, and in order to find solace and closure, he has to do something first. At this parking lot. With the garbage bag. And he needs her help. This is a play where our characters are raccoons. They talk about cat food, pizza from a dumpster and being tired when staying awake during the daylight. But at its core, is a story about love, loss, pain, grief and ultimately friendship—which is entirely human.
DETAILS
Genre: Dark comedy/drama
Setting: Parking lot
Cast: 1 male, 1 female (although flexible casting)
Age: late teens-late adulthood
Running time: 10-15 minutes
Good for: outdoor theater, 10-minute play festival, duo interp, showcases, festivals, play related to grieving, connections, friendship, tragedy, dealing with depression
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Photos from
1) Aery Festival, Philipstown Depot Theatre, starring Missy Flower and Miguel Angel Guzmán; directed by Nathan Flower.
2) WhatCo Arts and Theater Company, directed by Frankie Perez, starring Michelle Almeida-Grillo and Richard Dwyer
3) Salem High School Theatre Arts production, directed by Jillian Thiele.
4) Premier production at Westchester Collaborative Theater at outdoor theater, Parking Lot Plays, starring Brian Bagot/Rob McEvily as Joffrey (Bagot pictured below) and Brenda Hettmansberger as Grace; directed by Susan Ward.
5) Livonia Community Theater
