Threat Level: Cream

10-MINUTE: Two strangers. One crowded Metro car. A gallon of milk. What could go wrong?

"Also delightful is local playwright John Bavoso’s “Threat Level: Cream,” a droll and twisty tale of two Washingtonians... who encounter a suspicious gallon of milk on the Metro." — The Washington Post
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Threat Level: Cream

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  • Charles Scott Jones:
    12 Jul. 2022
    A well-handled plot twist makes you hurry back to read a piece a second time. THREAT LEVEL: CREAM is a magician’s trick of a short play. With Kara and Rusty’s banter over an abandoned gallon of milk on a metro car, John Bavosa leads us down a path that ridicules safety measures - how many times do our regulatory-inspired worries come to nothing? This delightful play gets you right where it hurts with a dairy surprise lingering in your mouth. Fine satiric work!
  • Evan Baughfman:
    7 Jul. 2021
    Great script! A meet-cute with a sharp edge!
  • Susan Middaugh:
    28 Dec. 2020
    A paranoid young woman engages a stranger on a subway train with her concerns about potential terrorists. He calms her down and they share commuting woes. The play ends with a surprise twist that will leave you guessing. Well done, John!

Character Information

  • Kara
    Any,
    Any
    ,
    Female
    A woman, any age and any race.
  • Rusty
    Any,
    Any
    ,
    Male
    A man, any age and any race.

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    The Orange County New York Arts Council
    ,
    2017

Production History

  • University
    ,
    Metropolitan State University of Denver
    ,
    2018
  • Professional
    ,
    Source Festival
    ,
    2017
  • University
    ,
    Mount Saint Mary College
    ,
    2017