“How close have you ever come to death.” It began as an exercise in a writer’s workshop but sparked a bigger debate. Most people chose to avoid the question and answer the less profound question “How badly have you ever embarrassed yourself.” The initial question remained unanswered and this is our attempt to find a response, Four characters. All […]
“One Hen. Two Ducks. Three Squawking Geese.” And the rest is silence. Eight Chatbots, trained in latest, most efficient ways, undertake to teach a human being how to use a microphone. In the process, they rediscover the classic “1940 National Broadcasting Corporation Radio Announcer Test”, conflate it with the canonical “12 Days of Christmas”, run roughshod through […]
A short from our new show “Pinky and Beta Read Roberts Rules of Order.” Technically, it is a short from “behind the show.” We’re using shorts to develop the characters, to explore how they operate in a different environment. Pinky and Beta are the comic relief of the new show. The expected characters who behave in unexpected […]
How close is close? A desert. A forgotten conflict. A pair of lost souls. One trying to make a make as daring scientist. The other trying to be forgotten as a loyal soldier. Neither can get what they want nor can they fulfill the needs of the others. One name trying to be made. A second one trying to be […]
Abandoned and forgotten A notebook? – In the box. Half eaten box of candy? – In the box. Expensive fountain pen. – In the box Umbrella, after umbrella, after umbrella. – In the box. The items abandoned at the end of an board. Participants anxious to catch their flights and perhaps a little forgetful about what they brought. […]
A rainy night in Ireland, as if there is any other kind of Irish night. An American businesswoman and her advisor – Irish, perhaps, or Polish plausibly or Gujrati more likely, stride through the sheets of water to get an early glimpse of a company that is a possible take-over target. The businesswoman, Rosemary Hawley, had been […]
Sometimes you talk about Kittens. They’re cute. They’re silly. They’re endlessly diverting. Much more entertaining than cats So sometimes you talk about kittens when you should be talking about the cats in the room A short about our new production”Pinky and Beta” Cast: Produced and Directed by David Alan Grier HWMS24715
Sulley stands in the middle of Pennsylvania Avenue, because that is the one place that has the best view of the U.S. Capitol (all the media representatives go there) and deftly explains the new show while dodging traffic and bicycles. Cast:
Tunnels underneath the US Capitol. Sulley is impressing his two assistants, Anna the intern and Yasmin, with is knowledge of these shortcuts between the offices of Senators and Representatives. They are getting ready for a major legislative push. One of their clients, the Internet giant “Talking and Shopping” wants to make a mark on Washington. As they ply their […]
A motley collection of characters constitute the HWMS Washington policy office, which is located at an especially scenic part of the city next to the U. S. Capitol heating plant. The staff all believe that they know what they are doing, because it would cripple their career if they admitted otherwise. They are preparing for a meeting […]