Subtitled "An American Drama in Three Acts. A Play with a Punch." "A comedy drama of American life depicting the joys and sorrows, the heartaches and struggles and temptations of a small group of government employees working in a post office in a small city in the middle west. There is the stern inspector, the officious postmaster, the busybody mail clerk, the ambitious young clerk..., the kind hearted old man who carries the rural route, the raw recruit and the noble hearted, plucky little stamp clerk, who bravely stifles her own feelings and lives for the advancement of her friends."
(The Author)
We are running another play of his - Sunshine - and since it is all full up, here is another. I could not resist when I saw "The Plucky Little Stamp Clerk" in the cast list.
Gender neutral casting, of course.
DPL will be provided by A Lady of Importance - aka benderca - who everyone must always listen to becuz she is, well, important.
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SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 2:05 am
Why do I feel as though this "plucky little stamp clerk" is eyeing me with a view to applying a strategic Kendo blow?
Maybe I won't mention that I'm a black belt in Aikido... Chris might be scared of little ol' me...
SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 2:05 am
Why do I feel as though this "plucky little stamp clerk" is eyeing me with a view to applying a strategic Kendo blow?
Maybe I won't mention that I'm a black belt in Aikido... Chris might be scared of little ol' me...
Annie
You can't scare me, Annie ... I drove a charter bus in Sydney for the Welsh International Rugby supporters!
Nothing breaks up a fight in the back seats faster than stopping the bus, advancing on the combatants with blood in your eye, and then halting and commencing to sing "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau".
The boyos stopped going the knuckle on one another, and to a man stood up and joined in. Automatically dividing up the parts into four-part harmony.
SonOfTheExiles wrote: ↑February 3rd, 2021, 2:54 am
You can't scare me, Annie ... I drove a charter bus in Sydney for the Welsh International Rugby supporters!
Nothing breaks up a fight in the back seats faster than stopping the bus, advancing on the combatants with blood in your eye, and then halting and commencing to sing "Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau".
The boyos stopped going the knuckle on one another, and to a man stood up and joined in. Automatically dividing up the parts into four-part harmony.
Gotta love the Cymry.
Cheers,
Chris
LMAO! That would have been a sight! But I find that a 5' girl who can throw a grown man (the bigger the better) across a room tends to terrify some people...
Now children, behave! This is an audio performance. You can throw your voice all you want but combat visuals just do not communicate to our beloved audience.
Thank you all, Todd
(Still looking for a DPL as we head over to the Dramatic Works forum.)