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                          Family Life. In an Alley.

 

 

   DUMPSTER DAN

 

 

 

 

Winner, SlamBoston!
10-Minute Play Competition, 2004

 

Published in Dramatics magazine November 2004

 

Sometimes you reach a point when you got to make a change. For Dan's father, it means getting rid of his possessions and living off the land. Too bad he lives in a city ...

 

What's Dan going to do? Mom's gone. He's got no friends. So he holds his nose and dives in. Some days you wake up to find dad with an orange rind on his head.

 

One teenager, one dad, simple set, ten minutes.

Produced at SuperSlam! Competition, Another Country Productions, MA, 2004; SlamBoston! Competition, Another Country Productions, 2004; New York City 15-Minute Play Festival, Turnip Theatre, 2004; Brave New World Play Festival, NY, 2004; Festival of New Works, New York University, 2003.

 

For performance rights, contact Dramatic Publishing 311 Washington Street, Woodstock IL 60098 1-800-448-7469.

DAN'S FATHER

I'm right. God, I love being right! We're defying history. Returning to man's original, glorious state. We'll forage a few hours a day, then have time to engage in higher activities. Culture. Poetry. Family values ...

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