cover photo by Krystal Eversdyk
three one acts from the first-year playwrights of Yale School of Drama, 2008
LONE PILOTS OF ROOSEVELT FIELD by Kim Rosenstock
After receiving an unexpected phone call, Misty returns home for the first time
in seven years only to find herself confronting the ghosts of her past in a
shopping mall on Valentine's Day. Armed with a pink bra in one hand and a braid
of hair in the other, she searches for a meaningful human connection in front of
Applebee's.
2 M 2 F
THE ART OF PRESERVATION by Susan Soon He Stanton
Two outsiders, Dado and Desiree, have known each other all their lives in a
small town on Kauai. But not until they find themselves trapped together in a
library basement during a storm do they finally confront their shared childhood,
struggling to negotiate their futures while honoring their past.
1 M 1 F
LEARNING RUSSIAN by Michael Mitnick
Daniel's life is in the toilet – his cartoonist career is a failure, his
girlfriend has dumped him for a physical therapist and, to top it off, he
suspects his identity has been stolen. But with the arrival of a mysterious
stranger, Daniel begins to discover that his wildest dreams are coming true. The
only problem: he insists he's not doing any of it. Learning Russian explores the
day between who we were yesterday and who we will become tomorrow.
2 M 2 F
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