ALL IN THE TIMING
Six One-Act Comedies
By David Ives
January 3-28, 1996
Arline Greer's Gainesville Sun Review
SURE THING
Bill sees Betty in a restaurant and approaches her with a few pick-up lines. Every time he says the wrong thing, a bell rings, and he must start over with a different approach. The permutations of language and bells grow fast and furious with hilarious results.
WORDS, WORDS, WORDS
They say that three monkeys at typewriters, given enough time, will eventually type out Hamlet. A demented professor at Columbia University is determined to prove it with three precocious primates named Milton, Swift and Kafka!
THE PHILADELPHIA
Ever had one of those days? No matter what you order, they're out of it. No matter where you want to go, they can't take you there. No matter what you want to do, it can't get done. Don't panic, there's the signpost up ahead ... you're in a Philadelphia!
THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE
Learn Unamunda, the language that will unite all of mankind! Welcome=Velcro, How are you=Harvardyu, English=Johncleese, et cinema, et cinema. As Dawn and Don struggle to communicate, they learn what the real universal language is.
PHILIP GLASS BUYS A LOAF OF BREAD
Philip Glass, the Johnny-one-note of modern composers, pops in a bakery to buy a loaf of bread. Suddenly, all the occupants of the store seem to be possessed by the composer's musical style! A hypnotic tour-de-force of sound and movement.
VARIATIONS ON THE DEATH OF TROTSKY
Leon Trotsky, architect of the Russian Revolution and prolific writer of political theory, while in exile in Mexico, was smashed in the skull by a mountain-climber's axe wielded by a Spanish Communist. He died the next day. Join the fun as Trotsky, with an axe handle sticking out of his head, tries to unravel the mystery of how he ended up in this condition, never really solving the puzzle before he expires ... eight times.
