THE CONFESSION
by Roy C. Booth
Cast: 2 men. One act. Set: church.
A priest who has something to hide and a hitchhiker who has a history of committing acts of extreme violence. Neither are are what they first appear to be, which leads to a violent confrontation. Along the way, the audience witnesses the redemption of one character and the immanent destruction of the other. THE CONFESSION was first produced at Bemidji State University, Minnesota. Book - $2.00. Royalty $20-10.
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CAPTAIN FUTURE VS. THE GAME SHOW
by Roy C. Booth
Cast: 6 men and 5 women.. Farcical comedy. One act. Set: TV studio. A fast
paced surrealistic farce that spoofs TV game shows. A super hero in yellow
tights has been hired to mask as a show contestant to expose the show's
crooked, oily host. CAPTAIN FUTURE was premiered at Bemidji State
University, Minnesota.
Book $2.00. Royalty - $15-$10.
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THE ELEVATOR
by Roy C. Booth
Cast: 5 men and 2 women and extras. One Act. Dark comedy. Set: area staging.
The place is Limbo, where souls await to see if they will take the elevator
up or down. It is a bureaucratic bottleneck where a minor saint of the 15th
Century, Saint Francesco Borgia, processes the deceased. Mrs. Anna Horton,
a retired widow and church lady, has just arrived and expects to be speeded
on through
once she realizes where she is and they realize who she is. But who are
the good souls and who are the bad souls? The answer to this question provides
the dramatic tension. "Roy Booth's THE ELEVATOR is another of
the fast-paced micro-plays of which he is a master," Helen Bonner,
screenwriter, reviewing the premier Bemidji State University production.
Book $1.00. Royalty $15-5.
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"HELLO, CRISIS CENTER HOTLINE?"
by Shane K. Robertson & Roy C. Booth
Cast 2 men & 1 woman. Comedy. Set: office.
Benton, an idealistic former Peace Corps volunteer is applying for a position
at a Crisis Center Hotline, which is run by Jean, a cold shrewish operator,
and chuck, her boorish equally insensitive co-worker. Book $1.50. Royalty
$15-$5.
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