REAL | UNREAL
Real|Unreal features four one-act plays by three New Orleans plawrights dealing with what we know and how we know it.
Featuring
Breanna Bietz
Kate Kuen
Rick Maggiore
Jarred Marlatt
Michael Martin
Jessie Strauss
Nick Thompson
Andrew Vaught
January 22-25 @ 7:30pm
Playhouse NOLA
3214 Burgundy St.
The Plays
DJ Roomba & Songbird Siri Ride The Waves of Chance by Breanna Bietz
After watching TV's The Voice, a Roomba vacuum is inspired to pursue his hidden aspirations. With the help of iPhone's Siri he discovers his true functionality, intervenes on a human in need, and makes beautiful music. What's the value of existence if your programming doesn't include risk-taking operations?
In the End by Ross Peter Nelson
Against a surreal landscape, a carnivorous chair awaits new prey. When a stranger arrives, the chair's self-appointed attendant warns the newcomer away, but the two become entangled in a battle for dominance. The question of who is predator and who is prey unfolds as the stranger and attendant face off in this dark comedy about sex, death, and the mating habits of bees.
MORE by Brian Sands
After one questionable incident involving their daughter Morgan, upwardly-mobile Kevin and Jennifer must now decide what to do when Kevin’s boss Frank invites their younger daughter Amanda to the circus. A nasty little tale that reveals what doesn't always make it into corporate reports.
Sketched by Breanna Bietz
Our childhood mysticism doesn't go away, we learn to suppress it. When TV personality Tina Fey crosses the screen and infiltrates the real world, possibilities become abundant for one special fan. But what about the pessimists? Mess with their heads! It's better to believe a fantasy then to live in a no-sayer's reality.