BINDERS

by Rachael Carnes

BETTY, FRED and BARNEY on a rocket bound for Mars.

Made into a film in 2020 by DEAN PRODUCTIONS, which premiered at the Silicon Beach Film Festival in 2021.
(An actor playing 'FRED' won an award for best Supporting Actor!)

BETTY, FRED and BARNEY on a rocket bound for Mars.

Made into a film in 2020 by DEAN PRODUCTIONS, which premiered at the Silicon Beach Film Festival in 2021.
(An actor playing 'FRED' won an award for best Supporting Actor!)

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BINDERS

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  • Jack Levine: BINDERS

    RACHEL CARNES had my head spinning, laughing out loud, and wondering if sanity had left the universe. “Binders” is a sci-fi parody with a crew of what-can-you-say out-of-wack weird altogether wonderfully absurd characters. I love comedy and the actors in this play will have a grand time performing as the audience laughs from beginning to end. Fun and more fun!

    RACHEL CARNES had my head spinning, laughing out loud, and wondering if sanity had left the universe. “Binders” is a sci-fi parody with a crew of what-can-you-say out-of-wack weird altogether wonderfully absurd characters. I love comedy and the actors in this play will have a grand time performing as the audience laughs from beginning to end. Fun and more fun!

  • Jan Probst: BINDERS

    This quirky spoof on Sci-Fi is such a fun ride! So many lines made me laugh out loud, and yet the story fits right into our well-founded fears of climate change and life on a planet where Covid is not under control. Minimal set and maximum impact of dialog. Hop on a star ship to Mars! It’s all in the binders.

    This quirky spoof on Sci-Fi is such a fun ride! So many lines made me laugh out loud, and yet the story fits right into our well-founded fears of climate change and life on a planet where Covid is not under control. Minimal set and maximum impact of dialog. Hop on a star ship to Mars! It’s all in the binders.

  • Julie Zaffarano: BINDERS

    So much to love about this play! An absurdist, sci-fi play, with three people leaving earth for Mars. Hilarious dialog with line free line so funny that you want to pause to think about them, but you also can’t wait to see what these characters will say next. Underneath this dialog are true feelings of loss, fear, and despair. Well done.

    So much to love about this play! An absurdist, sci-fi play, with three people leaving earth for Mars. Hilarious dialog with line free line so funny that you want to pause to think about them, but you also can’t wait to see what these characters will say next. Underneath this dialog are true feelings of loss, fear, and despair. Well done.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Parson's Nose Theatre, Year 2021
  • Type Commission, Organization Dean Productions , Year 2020
  • Type Reading, Organization Panglossian Productions, Year 2020

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization On and Off Theatre Company - Audio Play , Year 2022
  • Type Professional, Organization Dean Productions at the Broadwater Theatre, Los Angeles (Darn you, Covid-19, cancelled.) , Year 2020