Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11

by Riley Elton McCarthy

It's midnight at the last 7/11 open 24 hours in The United States of America. The world has descended into chaos due to the impending doom of the discontinuation of the much-cherished red slurpee. 7/11 has put all of its slurpee machines on lockdown, bracing itself as a new organization known as the RS Brigade threatens the corporation and possibly the entire world in the pursuit of their beloved red slurpee. As...

It's midnight at the last 7/11 open 24 hours in The United States of America. The world has descended into chaos due to the impending doom of the discontinuation of the much-cherished red slurpee. 7/11 has put all of its slurpee machines on lockdown, bracing itself as a new organization known as the RS Brigade threatens the corporation and possibly the entire world in the pursuit of their beloved red slurpee. As for the last 24 hour 7/11? Well... new hire and criminally inept cashier Daxton's on the night shift and retired Manic Pixie Dream Girl, now part-time Letterbox'd critic Baby in a Corner is looking for her slurpee fix.

Think Scott Pilgrim if it were a play but also deconstructing literally everything that film/franchise/book series stands for.

RUNTIME: 60 minutes.

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Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11

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  • Alexa Rowe: Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 by Riley Elton McCarthy
    “

    This is one of those plays that feels like it should be a movie but also inexplicably belongs on the stage. Both a parody of Scott Pilgrim-esque manic pixie dream girl pop culture films and commentary on the damage it's done to society, Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 jumps through time to define womanhood in our century, interrogates the Michael Cera actor archetype, and demands that comedy as a genre in film does better to be less problematic. It punches up and succeeds in every way.

    This is one of those plays that feels like it should be a movie but also inexplicably belongs on the stage. Both a parody of Scott Pilgrim-esque manic pixie dream girl pop culture films and commentary on the damage it's done to society, Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 jumps through time to define womanhood in our century, interrogates the Michael Cera actor archetype, and demands that comedy as a genre in film does better to be less problematic. It punches up and succeeds in every way.

    ”
  • Kane Normandy: Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 by Riley Elton McCarthy
    “

    I am a diehard Scott Pilgrim fan and this play is kind of making me think twice about it? Maybe Scott Pilgrim is kind of f*cked more than I thought? Riley has written three absolutely hilarious characters-- with strong bisexual representation! You get a space cowboy, an incompetent overnight cashier, and a (RETIRED!) manic pixie dream girl in a 7/11... what could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: Everything. Everything goes wrong. And also maybe f*ck Scott Pilgrim but also f*ck him.

    I am a diehard Scott Pilgrim fan and this play is kind of making me think twice about it? Maybe Scott Pilgrim is kind of f*cked more than I thought? Riley has written three absolutely hilarious characters-- with strong bisexual representation! You get a space cowboy, an incompetent overnight cashier, and a (RETIRED!) manic pixie dream girl in a 7/11... what could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: Everything. Everything goes wrong. And also maybe f*ck Scott Pilgrim but also f*ck him.

    ”
  • Kane Normandy: Daxton on the Night Shift at 7/11 by Riley Elton McCarthy
    “

    I am a diehard Scott Pilgrim fan and this play is kind of making me think twice about it? Maybe Scott Pilgrim is kind of f*cked more than I thought? Riley has written three absolutely hilarious characters-- with strong bisexual representation! You get a space cowboy, an incompetent overnight cashier, and a (RETIRED!) manic pixie dream girl in a 7/11... what could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: Everything. Everything goes wrong. And also maybe f*ck Scott Pilgrim but also f*ck him.

    I am a diehard Scott Pilgrim fan and this play is kind of making me think twice about it? Maybe Scott Pilgrim is kind of f*cked more than I thought? Riley has written three absolutely hilarious characters-- with strong bisexual representation! You get a space cowboy, an incompetent overnight cashier, and a (RETIRED!) manic pixie dream girl in a 7/11... what could possibly go wrong? Spoiler alert: Everything. Everything goes wrong. And also maybe f*ck Scott Pilgrim but also f*ck him.

    ”

Character Information

  • DAXTON
    20s. Awkward. Queer. Working the night shift at 7/11. Has an affinity for board games. Full name: Daxton Cera Eisenberg Dagger.
    20s
    he/him or they/them
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary
  • BABY IN A CORNER
    20s. Exhausted. Queer. Retired manic pixie dream girl and red slurpee enthusiast. Full name: Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Don’t Put Ramona Flowers Baby in a Corner Summer.
    20s
    She/her or they/them
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female,
      Non-binary
  • JAXTON
    20s. Frustrated. Queer. A cult leader whose power grows with ingesting red slurpees. Fully believes he’s a space cowboy. Don’t ask how that works. Full name: Jaxton J. Jaxoff, formerly known as J. Star, of no relation to that J. Star. Rather unfortunate naming actually. He doesn’t want to talk about it.
    20s
    he/him or they/them
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male,
      Non-binary