CAST: Flexible cast of 12-33
SET: Simple interior sets
TIME: About 60 minutes
Script:
$8.25 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$55 First Performance
$55 Each Additional Performance
SET: Simple interior sets
TIME: About 60 minutes
Script:
$8.25 each Director’s book: $25.00 each
ROYALTY:
$55 First Performance
$55 Each Additional Performance
Wow! This has to be the worst title ever for a play, right? Unless... maybe not?
In a series of silly scenes that will have us laughing at the “dumbness” in everything, the real question in the end is about what matters most. And while we all can do dumb, goofy things at times (maybe a lot of the time!), we all offer something of value as well. Despite its name, this play smartly poses pertinent questions like: Is Artificial Intelligence smart or dumb? Is a tri-fork an amazing brainstorm or just another silly idea? And why are really good answers on a quiz show somehow wrong? Perhaps Mabel’s Meditative Yoga Class is what we need to just let it all go and not worry whether any of this is smart or dumb or silly or weird, because it’s definitely all of the above!
Demonstrating that we can all see a bit of ourselves in this play, the opening scene has the playwright himself as a character making fun of his own dumb ideas — this very play possibly being one of them! Players and the audience join in the fun with these ditzy characters through eight more scenes with cast sizes ranging from 2 to 8. No one will walk away from this show without feeling both a little bit ‘dummer’ and a lot more smarter!
In a series of silly scenes that will have us laughing at the “dumbness” in everything, the real question in the end is about what matters most. And while we all can do dumb, goofy things at times (maybe a lot of the time!), we all offer something of value as well. Despite its name, this play smartly poses pertinent questions like: Is Artificial Intelligence smart or dumb? Is a tri-fork an amazing brainstorm or just another silly idea? And why are really good answers on a quiz show somehow wrong? Perhaps Mabel’s Meditative Yoga Class is what we need to just let it all go and not worry whether any of this is smart or dumb or silly or weird, because it’s definitely all of the above!
Demonstrating that we can all see a bit of ourselves in this play, the opening scene has the playwright himself as a character making fun of his own dumb ideas — this very play possibly being one of them! Players and the audience join in the fun with these ditzy characters through eight more scenes with cast sizes ranging from 2 to 8. No one will walk away from this show without feeling both a little bit ‘dummer’ and a lot more smarter!
Additional products available:
Director’s book: $25.00 each
Director’s book: $25.00 each
The Dummest Play Ever
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SOUTH MIAMI MIDDLE SCHOOL
SOUTH MIAMI, FL
SOUTH MIAMI, FL
ST MARY'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL
NATCHITOCHES, LA
NATCHITOCHES, LA
DAVID COONAN
LYNBROOK, NY
LYNBROOK, NY
ENCORE STAGE & STUDIO
ARLINGTON, VA
ARLINGTON, VA
ST JOSEPH CATHOLIC ELEMENTARY
DOURO, ON CANADA
DOURO, ON CANADA
AMIGOS FOR KIDS
MIAMI, FL
MIAMI, FL
ECOLE VISION SHERBROOKE
SHERBROOKE, QC CANADA
SHERBROOKE, QC CANADA
AIR BASE K-8 CENTER FOR
HOMESTEAD, FL
HOMESTEAD, FL
AXTELL PUBLIC SCHOOL
AXTELL, KS
AXTELL, KS
OHIO COUNTY ELEM/MS
RISING SUN, IN
RISING SUN, IN
GETTYSBURG COMMUNITY THEATRE
GETTYSBURG, PA
GETTYSBURG, PA
NYC DEPT OF EDUCATION
BROOKLYN, NY
BROOKLYN, NY
SWEENY ISD
SWEENY, TX
SWEENY, TX
STEVENS POINT AREA SENIOR HIGH
STEVENS POINT, WI
STEVENS POINT, WI
WILDORADO ISD
WILDORADO, TX
WILDORADO, TX
RECTORY SCHOOL
POMFRET, CT
POMFRET, CT
COCALICO SCHOOL DISTRICT
DENVER, PA
DENVER, PA
SHELBY CITY BRD OF EDUC
SHELBY, OH
SHELBY, OH
SAN JOSE MIDDLE SCHOOL
NOVATO, CA
NOVATO, CA
ANN ARBOR OPEN SCHOOL
ANN ARBOR, MI
ANN ARBOR, MI
CALVARY CHRISTIAN SCHOOL
BELLEFONTAINE, OH
BELLEFONTAINE, OH
MESA COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT 51
GRAND JUNCTION, CO
GRAND JUNCTION, CO
DIVIDE COUNTY SCHOOL DISTRICT
CROSBY, ND
CROSBY, ND
DERBY PUBLIC SCHOOLS USD 260
DERBY, KS
DERBY, KS
STORM GROVE MIDDLE SCHOOL
VERO BEACH, FL
VERO BEACH, FL
BEAUFORT COUNTY SCHOOL DIST
BEAUFORT, SC
BEAUFORT, SC
MORAVIAN COLLEGE THEATRE CO
BETHLEHEM, PA
BETHLEHEM, PA
BRIANNA VILLARREAL
RED ROCK, AZ
RED ROCK, AZ
LAKEHILL PREP SCHOOL
DALLAS, TX
DALLAS, TX
LIBERTY MIDDLE SCHOOL
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
EDWARDSVILLE, IL
LIVINGSTONE RANGE SCHOOL DIV
FORT MACLEOD, AB CANADA
FORT MACLEOD, AB CANADA
GREENUP COUNTY SCHOOLS
GREENUP, KY
GREENUP, KY
DALLAS ISD
DALLAS, TX
DALLAS, TX
GOLSPIE HIGH SCHOOL
GOLSPIE, SUTHERLAND UNITED KINGDOM
GOLSPIE, SUTHERLAND UNITED KINGDOM
JOCELYN GERONIMO
JACKSONVILLE, FL
JACKSONVILLE, FL
A. I. ROOT MIDDLE SCHOOL
MEDINA, OH
MEDINA, OH
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