Down in the Earth (With Mud and All the Worms)

by Dan West

ONE-ACT (~15 Minutes): John Paar is dead. His Body decomposes. His Soul is waiting for the call. Together they linger - bickering, reminiscing, and negotiating the awkwardness of being dead together - while Soul searches with increasing desperation for the doorway to Heaven that Sunday School always promised. What he finds instead is something that neither of them was ever prepared for. A dark comedy -...

ONE-ACT (~15 Minutes): John Paar is dead. His Body decomposes. His Soul is waiting for the call. Together they linger - bickering, reminiscing, and negotiating the awkwardness of being dead together - while Soul searches with increasing desperation for the doorway to Heaven that Sunday School always promised. What he finds instead is something that neither of them was ever prepared for. A dark comedy - until it isn't.

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  • Ken Love: Down in the Earth (With Mud and All the Worms) by Dan West
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    Existenitalism, absurd comedy, pain and the beating of a human heart. "Down in the Earth (With Mud and ALl the Worms)" by Dan West is a beautiful rendering on an issue that will affect all of us . . . if it hasn't already (a joke!). And the conceit of two actors playing the central character is the element that carries this play from start to finish. A dark play of the heart. Kudos!

    Existenitalism, absurd comedy, pain and the beating of a human heart. "Down in the Earth (With Mud and ALl the Worms)" by Dan West is a beautiful rendering on an issue that will affect all of us . . . if it hasn't already (a joke!). And the conceit of two actors playing the central character is the element that carries this play from start to finish. A dark play of the heart. Kudos!

    ”
  • Georgia Xanthopoulou: Down in the Earth (With Mud and All the Worms) by Dan West
    “

    It's a comic, philosophical, and dark play at the same time. The split self and the discussion between body and soul are highly original. The dialogues are gripping. Where is Heaven? Dan West writes with great craftsmanship a play about "natural process" after all that takes place Down in the Earth. I loved it.

    It's a comic, philosophical, and dark play at the same time. The split self and the discussion between body and soul are highly original. The dialogues are gripping. Where is Heaven? Dan West writes with great craftsmanship a play about "natural process" after all that takes place Down in the Earth. I loved it.

    ”
  • Mathew Green: Down in the Earth (With Mud and All the Worms) by Dan West
    “

    An existential comedy that plays upon our questions, doubts, and fears, "Down in the Earth..." does not go where I thought it might, and I'm grateful. There is a substantial amount of dread involved, and yet neither the darkness nor the laughs seem out of place. A bold and well-balanced work that rewards the reader.

    An existential comedy that plays upon our questions, doubts, and fears, "Down in the Earth..." does not go where I thought it might, and I'm grateful. There is a substantial amount of dread involved, and yet neither the darkness nor the laughs seem out of place. A bold and well-balanced work that rewards the reader.

    ”
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Character Information

  • Body
    Male
  • Soul
    Male