Beef Junkies is published by Brooklyn Publishers. Click the above button to open a new window and order a perusal copy or performance rights.
About The Play
Dark Comedy. 2 males, 1 female. 25-30 minutes. Suitable for high school and older, though more commonly produced by university, professional and community theatres.
Premiered at the Pittsburgh New Works Festival.
"It is a thoroughly enjoyable black comedy." - Salient, the magazine of Victoria University, Wellington (New Zealand)
Synopsis
Cowgirl is addicted to beef. She and Cowboy, her boyfriend, lie in wait for the world's last cow, Betty the Bovine. When Shepherd, Betty's companion, arrives, Cowgirl tries to make Shepherd reveal her meal-in-waiting's location. Instead, he reveals that Betty is pregnant. Cowboy begins to have second thoughts, and he feels guilt over killing the last ostrich some time ago at a zoo. Seeing Cowboy's sudden reluctance, Cowgirl tries to blackmail him--if he doesn't help her, her people will kill the last salmon. Who's next to go, Betty the Bovine or Sal the Salmon? Or will it be the humans who go extinct...?
Online Playwriting Class Starts on May 21st! I will be teaching a month-long online playwriting class through Writers University beginning on May 21.
Festivals, Festivals, Festivals I am excited to be attending a number of national conferences in the coming months. First up, the International Thespian Festival in Lincoln, Nebraska in late June, where I'll be teaching a quartet of writing workshops and hanging out at the Playscripts booth!
The Locker Next to Mine Now Available
My new play, The Locker Next to Mine, is now available. It's a full-length drama, though spiked with humor, about teen suicide and dealing with loss. I'm looking for a group to stage the world premiere. Could that be you?
Though the one-act version, available from Playscripts, stands on its own (and is perfect for competition!), this play was always intended to be a full-length composed of three acts: Rumors of Polar Bears, Ursa Major and Northern Lights. Look for the other two plays in the cycle sometime in 2012.
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