| vue Pays Dana SAMPLERS Ten-Minute Pa) 844 Cuarren 260 © Eis a playwright. short story write, 7 ET he independently published hs fae ae the Music- Thiel Roske has written nym, minute plays, which have been produced all over th The following play appeared in the 2013 Shor; +S Festival in Sydney. Australia, the 2013 New Work | in Massachusetts, the 2012 Autumn 6; and the Pan Theater's 2011 Ten-Minut Zombie Love {2011} CHARACTERS TIME. PLACE, AND TECHNICAL REQUIREMENTS: Current era, time is now. Park bench, rising moon light, a dead rat, some dying flowers that are edible. Zombie make-up. Lights up on a park. There ty—at minimum—a bench. Emily enters with Wate a zombie, m tow Emity: Right here! This is perfect, Walter. A bench to sit on anda clear view of the rising moon. Water: (Always speaks im drawn our syllables and without the tse of lips or teeth, The intention is to go with the stereo type.) Oh. Okay. Emity: Come and sit with me. This will be so romantic, You. Me. The moon rising over the hills. Wacter: Kathy. 5 Emity: Kathy? No, it’s okay. She has no ide Kartny: (Entering) There you are. Wacter: Ew...nar... Watter: Trouble. Emmy: Hello, Kathy. (Beat) ; Lovely evening. 10 KaTHy: No hardly. Why are _ Watter: Aw... iy: With “him.” I'm with “him,” K THY! Whatever. It’s not like it has ER! Do, too. a— you out here with thar? arhy. feelings.Roske: Zomme Love 845 pity See If you'd just take the Karns I don'twant to know WALTER: I'sokay..., ey its nec Walter dese py. Be Li aa alter, dear I'm sorry she doesn! Katy? Listen. Emily. We need totalk. doesn’t understand, EM So talk. Kathy: In private. Y Eat Katuy: Not in front of—of him. O} pwiy: (Pause) Fine. Walter, honey Give us wacren: Um... Okay. s Ume to 2 Het to know hi 4 zombie. ow him, ae This is private a moment, Katuv: Yeah, go eat a bug or something. % Wacren: [like bugs . 2 Kariy: Gross! Fwy: Walter. Remember to chew or they'll just craw! back out. Warren: Okay o Katuy: Doubly gross! Emity: So ) Kat You need to come home. Exuty: Lavill. Right after Walter and | watch the moon rise. Walter sees something moving around on the ground, He follows it, grunting! moaning/eroaning every few lines of dialogue that follows Katny: Now 5 Emity: Really, Kathy, since when are you the boss of me. Katy: Someone has to look out for you. Since you've started dating a dead guy. Emity: Undead. And you're going to hold that against him? Katy: Yes! Hh Ewtty: [t's not his fault. He didn’t choose to be a zombie. It’s just a part 40 of who he is Katuy: Part? Huge part! Evy: Good. oe Ljust don’t think he’s the right guy for you. ILY;, Well | happen to disagree. she 5 THY: People si talking, Emily. You're losing friends. aac 5 te GRE Walter falls onto a small object on the oe ra lee a dead ‘Wed grunting/moaning/groaning sounds. He gets § of what : y are wnaare tduring the next few lines of dialogue. Enmily and Kathy are Seen happening with Walter. y together. 5 are hapr Esty; Let them talk. Walter and [are har ae f tant let C THY: Oh. come on, Emily! You Cant lefat TeN-MINUTE Plays 846 Cnarren 26 Drama SAMPLE Eviy: Walter, His name is Walter Katy: This undead Walter come ily. Between you and your famil 50 Emity: Well chey’d better not force me to choose, because— Watter: (Presents dead rat to Emily.) Ook! Katuy: Ohmyged! Emity: Aw, thank you, honey. Water: Or... ew 60 Karuy: It's a dead rat! ‘i " Emivy: Yes iris. Walter, dear, just put tt down over there, sweety, between you and your friend, (Points to base of bench. Walter puts dead rat next to bench leg.) We'll play with it later. Wacter: Oodie...! Katuy: That's... Oh, it’s disgusting. Emity: Ir isn't (To Walter) (Kathy and I are still ralking. Just a bit longer, okay? WaAaLtTer: Oon . 65 Esuny: (Looking up.) The moon hasn't started yet. Le'll be okay. Soon I promise. WaLTeR: Kay Moves off ta one side Katuy: How can you stand it? Emity: What? He brought me a present 70 Katuy: A dead rat! Emity: Well at least he put some effort into it. His own brain power, Wa rer: Bwains EmiLy: Not now. sweety. (To Kathy) Tt wasn't some cheesey cn mart as an afterthought. KaTHy: Dead. Rat. 75 Emity: You just don’t get it. He's not like other guys. He really cates about me. Kartuy: The undead can! : ant care. Except caring about eating brain’ Wa ter: Bwains.,.? : : Katry: Oh, hush! Emity: Don’t talk to him like that. At least | know Walter will be when I need him. He'll listen when I just need to talk. Can Ye" a that abour other guys? hed velvet rose bought at some quicky- ther