OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

by Cassie M. Seinuk

Winner of the The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award at The Kennedy Center American College Theatre National Festival, 2015
Finalist Region 1 The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award, KCACTF, 2015
Final 30 at the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

When MOOSE, a loud liberal, down-on-love and protesting Valentine’s Day, greeting cards, and while he’s at it corporate America, is stumbled...

Winner of the The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award at The Kennedy Center American College Theatre National Festival, 2015
Finalist Region 1 The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award, KCACTF, 2015
Final 30 at the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

When MOOSE, a loud liberal, down-on-love and protesting Valentine’s Day, greeting cards, and while he’s at it corporate America, is stumbled upon by SALTY, a quirky young lady and long-lost childhood friend, the two discover the perfect way to quell their hatred of all things heart-shaped, and find that maybe there’s someone out their for everyone.

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OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

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  • Lainie Vansant: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

    This is an adorable take on Valentine's Day that is somehow both jaded and hopeful. It's sure to make you smile -- check it out!

    This is an adorable take on Valentine's Day that is somehow both jaded and hopeful. It's sure to make you smile -- check it out!

  • Tom Moran: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

    A fun, charming Valentine's Day encounter. The two characters are well-drawn and Seinuk does a fine job parsing out backstory and creating believable and concrete arcs for both. It's also a very fun premise with some great angry protest lines. Very appropriate for any holiday-themed festival, or an evening of plays about (fractured) romance.

    A fun, charming Valentine's Day encounter. The two characters are well-drawn and Seinuk does a fine job parsing out backstory and creating believable and concrete arcs for both. It's also a very fun premise with some great angry protest lines. Very appropriate for any holiday-themed festival, or an evening of plays about (fractured) romance.

  • Andrea Aptecker: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

    What a wonderful story about finding love in the most unusual of ways: two people who abhor consumerist romance, and yet find each other in an unlikely meet-cute way (or meet-weird). A charming comedy.

    What a wonderful story about finding love in the most unusual of ways: two people who abhor consumerist romance, and yet find each other in an unlikely meet-cute way (or meet-weird). A charming comedy.

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Character Information

  • Moose
    Mark "Moose" Yarmoos, 22, on and off unemployed, the kind of guy who protested at Occupy Wall Street because it made him feel cool.
    Character Age
    22
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Salty
    Sadie "Satly" Saltzman, 22, sweet and a wise-crack, always had a soft spot for MOOSE.

    Character Age
    22
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1, Year 2015
  • Type Reading, Organization Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Finalist, Year 2015

Production History

  • Type High School, Organization Northfield Mount Hermon, Year 2017
  • Type High School, Organization Weston High, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization Boston playwrights theatre, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Organization City Theater Miami, Year 2017
  • Type Professional, Year 2016
  • Type Professional, Organization Nylon Fusion Theatre Company, Year 2013
  • Type Professional, Organization Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, Year 2013

Awards

  • Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award
    The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
    Winner
    2015