DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, a 10-minute comedy for five actors

[10-minute comedy]
Fun with food? An overweight woman struggles to eat healthy and not succumb to the call of the snack siren. Her cupboard has other plans.

Note: A 4-character version (the characters Cookie and Ice Cream are combined into "COOKIE DOUGH ICE CREAM" ) and a 6-character version (addition of the character BIRTHDAY CAKE) also exist. A 5-character school-friendly version for elementary and middle...

[10-minute comedy]
Fun with food? An overweight woman struggles to eat healthy and not succumb to the call of the snack siren. Her cupboard has other plans.

Note: A 4-character version (the characters Cookie and Ice Cream are combined into "COOKIE DOUGH ICE CREAM" ) and a 6-character version (addition of the character BIRTHDAY CAKE) also exist. A 5-character school-friendly version for elementary and middle school is also available. Please contact author for script perusal for any of these versions.

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DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, a 10-minute comedy for five actors

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  • Dan West: DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, a 10-minute comedy for five actors

    Casey has an unhealthy relationship with her pantry. But this year that’s going to change…right?
    Not if Cookie, Ice Cream, and Chip have anything to say about it. Maybe Kale can save the day - if only he weren’t so weird and stringy. A clever and identifiable short play about the struggles so many of us face with maintaining a healthy diet. A fun kitchen cautionary tale for all ages.

    Casey has an unhealthy relationship with her pantry. But this year that’s going to change…right?
    Not if Cookie, Ice Cream, and Chip have anything to say about it. Maybe Kale can save the day - if only he weren’t so weird and stringy. A clever and identifiable short play about the struggles so many of us face with maintaining a healthy diet. A fun kitchen cautionary tale for all ages.

  • Mark Mulkerin: DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, a 10-minute comedy for five actors

    If theater is about making the invisible, visible, Arianna Rose brings the struggle so many of us have with food into sight. DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD offers us a funny, honest, and touching glimpse at the protagonist's (Casey) struggle to be healthy when trying to untangle from the emotional and seductive call of Cookie, Ice Cream, and Chip. Will Kale ride to the rescue? Read it and find out.

    If theater is about making the invisible, visible, Arianna Rose brings the struggle so many of us have with food into sight. DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD offers us a funny, honest, and touching glimpse at the protagonist's (Casey) struggle to be healthy when trying to untangle from the emotional and seductive call of Cookie, Ice Cream, and Chip. Will Kale ride to the rescue? Read it and find out.

  • Charles Scott Jones: DON'T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD, a 10-minute comedy for five actors

    The battle to resist unhealthy food rages on inside so many of us. Arianna Rose in DON’T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD makes poor eating a poignant and hilarious food fight. Personifying cravings that hearken back to our childhoods. Can Mighty Casey stand up to the edible charisma of her house guests - Cookie, Ice Cream, and Chip? Is Super Kale a realistic answer or a fantasy of cruciferous satisfaction? It’s the time of year when resolve is beginning to wane and the battle rages on. Fine work from a gifted playwright.

    The battle to resist unhealthy food rages on inside so many of us. Arianna Rose in DON’T PLAY WITH YOUR FOOD makes poor eating a poignant and hilarious food fight. Personifying cravings that hearken back to our childhoods. Can Mighty Casey stand up to the edible charisma of her house guests - Cookie, Ice Cream, and Chip? Is Super Kale a realistic answer or a fantasy of cruciferous satisfaction? It’s the time of year when resolve is beginning to wane and the battle rages on. Fine work from a gifted playwright.

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Character Information

CASEY, female, 20s-50s, has struggled with food addictions her whole life
COOKIE, female, any age, sweet, maternal
ICE CREAM, any gender/any age, smooth, seductive
CHIP, any gender/any age, salty, blunt, dismissive
KALE, male or non-binary, tough, self-righteous
  • CASEY
    has struggled with food addictions her whole life. Emotional and stress eater.
    Character Age
    20s-50s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • COOKIE
    sweet, maternal, rounded
    Character Age
    any adult age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • ICE CREAM
    smooth, seductive
    Character Age
    any adult age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • CHIP
    Salty, blunt, dismissive
    Character Age
    any adult age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Any
  • KALE
    Tough, Self-Righteous
    Character Age
    any adult age
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male,
    Non-binary

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Colonial Gardens Retirement Community, Beverly MA, Year 2024

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Foothills Arts Council One-Act Play Festival, Johnston NY, Year 2026
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Town & Gown Theatre's "Stillwater Short Play Festival" Stillwater, OK, Year 2026
  • Type Community Theater, Organization City Theatre Short Cuts Tour to Elementary Schools, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Midnight Sun Theatre "Serial Bowl Episode 2" expanded to 30 minute play, Anchorage AK, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Seaside Players Community Theatre 'Sea Shorts Festival", FL, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Veterans Repertory Theatre Staged Reading Series, Year 2025
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Midnight Sun Theatre "Serial Bowl Episode 1" Anchorage AK (4-character version), Year 2024