Writings belong of David Finnigan

22 short plays

Who here’s sick of plays that are longer than two pages? I know, I know. When I’m thinking about kicking back and checking out potential scripts for future productions, the last thing I want is to be drowned in a swamp of pages, words, lines, plots, characters… those things have their place, and their place is not here.

What is here is a collection of 22 short plays, written over 2006-09. And by short I mean, well, here is an example of what I mean:

6. Disney Channel

-    Okay, here’s the bet. I reckon I can paint a picture of a hospital ward full of insomniacs before you can eat four tubes of toothpaste and a packet of cold and flu tablets.
-    It’s on.

Van Gogh - Ward in the Hospital in Arles (1889). Image from Wikimedia Commons.

To my way of thinking, any serious director / actors should be able to take that script and fill in the blanks themselves, without my going to the trouble of explaining exactly how it rolls out (or you having to read it). So, for your interest, if you’re interested, please feel free to download, read, and (if it’s of interest) to produce. Same rule as always: this stuff is all rights-free, so long as you give me a heads-up about any performances you may be planning.

Download 22 short plays by david finig.doc

So what’s included? The chapter listing is as follows:

1. commercial for jeans
2. cumgoblin
3. disease play
4. westpac atm
5. mother and daughter
6. disney channel
7. pharmacy security systems
8. roadkill play
9. teenage girls on the railway platform
10. sitcom in three different time periods
11. slave market at the top of a ski lift
12. unique punishments
13. eats tapes
14. TV guide
15. 13 angels
16. footprints: a parable of man and god
17. quarter snake
18. your kidneys
19. friction
20. ile and moondirt
21. teen prom movie
22. coat made of eyes

this is a photo of me from 2006-09 recommending you download and perhaps read these plays.