Don't Blame Me, I'm Just the Playwright

Don't Blame Me, I'm Just the Playwright by Carrie McWethy (McCrossen)

(3)
Productions (11)
Comedy
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25 - 35 minutes
6 W, 6 M, 3 Any (6-15 actors possible: 2-14 W, 1-15 M)
Set: Two tables. Several chairs. Doorway optional.

Two playwrights are in the midst of polishing their script before their masterpiece starts its run on Broadway. But when their whizkid producer brings in a team of hack writers to punch up their dialogue with fart jokes, a corporate sponsor to introduce product placement, and a diva actress with her own baggage...can they hold on to their vision? Can the touching drama they set out to write survive all this meddling? If not, don't blame them!

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Play Details

Two playwrights are in the midst of polishing their script before their masterpiece starts its run on Broadway. But when their whizkid producer brings in a team of hack writers to punch up their dialogue with fart jokes, a corporate sponsor to introduce product placement, and a diva actress with her own baggage...can they hold on to their vision? Can the touching drama they set out to write survive all this meddling? If not, don't blame them!

  • Comedy
  • |
  • 25 - 35 minutes
  • 6 W, 6 M, 3 Any (6-15 actors possible: 2-14 W, 1-15 M)
  • Set: Two tables. Several chairs. Doorway optional.
  • Standard Edition ISBN: 978-1-62384-513-1

Production History

NOV 12, 2021 - NOV 14, 2021
Yocum Institute for Arts Education
West Lawn, PA United States
 Yocum Institute for Arts Education West Lawn, PA United States
DEC 14, 2020 - DEC 14, 2020
V. Sue Cleveland High School
Rio Rancho, NM United States
 V. Sue Cleveland High School Rio Rancho, NM United States
MAY 25, 2017 - MAY 25, 2017
Town School
San Francisco, CA United States
 Town School San Francisco, CA United States
DEC 15, 2013 - DEC 15, 2013
Skidmore-Tynan Drama Club
Skidmore, TX United States
 Skidmore-Tynan Drama Club Skidmore, TX United States
JAN 25, 2013 - JAN 25, 2013
Newfound Regional High School
Bristol, NH United States
 Newfound Regional High School Bristol, NH United States
JAN 25, 2013 - MAR 17, 2013
Southern Middle School
Aberdeen, NC United States
 Southern Middle School Aberdeen, NC United States
JUL 20, 2012 - JUL 20, 2012
Troubadour Theatre
Tucson, AZ United States
 Troubadour Theatre Tucson, AZ United States
JUN 16, 2012 - JUN 16, 2012
Rift Valley Academy
Kijabe, Kenya
 Rift Valley Academy Kijabe, Kenya
JUN 15, 2012 - JUN 16, 2012
Rift Valley Academy
Kijabe, Kenya
 Rift Valley Academy Kijabe, Kenya
APR 24, 2012 - APR 28, 2012
Central Carolina Community College
Pittsboro, NC United States
 Central Carolina Community College Pittsboro, NC United States
MAY 16, 2011 - MAY 16, 2011
American International School Of Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
 American International School Of Zagreb Zagreb, Croatia
No upcoming productions.
No professional productions.

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