Throttlebottoms and Horse Doctors: A Brechtian 10-Minute Play

by Molly Adams

A social experiment is taking place: what if people were assigned jobs based on an odd qualification: who would be the worst person for the job? What would that do to society?

This dark comedy is a timely story about incompetence in society. The style takes inspiration from Bertolt Brecht.

A social experiment is taking place: what if people were assigned jobs based on an odd qualification: who would be the worst person for the job? What would that do to society?

This dark comedy is a timely story about incompetence in society. The style takes inspiration from Bertolt Brecht.

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Throttlebottoms and Horse Doctors: A Brechtian 10-Minute Play

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The premise of this play is enticing, and the execution is even better! This world is burning, complete with rhymes, riots, and rampant incompetence. The absurdity of it all is comedic, but darkly relatable to our own current times. Loved the Brechtian style of this play!

The premise of this play is enticing, and the execution is even better! This world is burning, complete with rhymes, riots, and rampant incompetence. The absurdity of it all is comedic, but darkly relatable to our own current times. Loved the Brechtian style of this play!

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Character Information

The Narrator, Janitor, Head Scientist, President, Woman, and Cameraman should be played by individual actors. Everyone else can be doubled.

All groups of characters (scientists, farmers, etc.) can have any amount of people. 3 is recommended but you can change it.

Narrator

Character Age

Any age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Any
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Janitor

Character Age

Early to mid 20s

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Female
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Woman
Head “Scientist”

Character Age

Late 20s

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

Any

Character Gender Identity

Male or male-presenting
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Man