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Arcana - Six Short Plays Two Monologues

Arcana - Six Short Plays Two Monologues $9.99

John Longenbaugh

Published by Dramatic Publishing

Large Mixed Cast
These six short plays and two monologues explore a variety of themes and genres - all inspired by the Major Arcana figures in the Tarot ...

In Byzantium, a woman trying speed dating is frustrated by the fact that most men are intimidated by a strong female - particularly when she's the Empress of the Holy Roman Empire

In Petting Sounds, sounds of sex from a man's apartment turn out to have an unexpected source - and an even stranger explanation!

The Picnic features a tableau from a Manet painting that comes to life, revealing a sensual paradise with some disturbing qualities

In Balance, a vegetarian tries to explain to her carnivore date why she agreed to go out with him in the first place

A Cry in the Forest concerns an intrusive aunt who finds out it's best not to poke too far into her niece's imagination

While Affairs With the Moon reveals the thoughts of four women in different places as they talk to a debonair Moon

In A Wild River a reporter from Rolling Stone gets an interview with the new pope, who's got some pretty radical ideas

And Stardust slowly reveals the connection of two universal rites of passage between two different couples

Bare stage - runs about 90 minutes (8 to 10 minutes per piece)

CAST: M2-7,F4-14

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