Bezos N' Me

by Patrick Vermillion

*2021 O'Neill Conference Semi-Finalist*

In the early 2020s, Portsman and Lizbeth are aspiring television writers working as  security guards for Jeff Bezos's mostly desolate mansion in Beverly Hills. On the eve of a major California wildfire and in the midst of a working class uprising, Mr. Bezos shows up at his mansion for the first time, seeking an escape from the protests at his headquarters in Washington...

*2021 O'Neill Conference Semi-Finalist*

In the early 2020s, Portsman and Lizbeth are aspiring television writers working as  security guards for Jeff Bezos's mostly desolate mansion in Beverly Hills. On the eve of a major California wildfire and in the midst of a working class uprising, Mr. Bezos shows up at his mansion for the first time, seeking an escape from the protests at his headquarters in Washington. He offers to produce the pair's pilots as long as they keep him safe while things calm down. The two gladly accept, but as the fire gets closer and the revolutionaries approach, they must decide how far they are willing to go to make sure their stories are heard at the end of the world. 

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  • Lana Scott Stringer: Bezos N' Me by Patrick Vermillion
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    The playwright performs an impossible feat in writing a sharp satire that is wholly earnest, that fully buys into the rules it is setting up, without the playwright doing so themself. I am still sitting here shocked by the structure of this play, which is so innovative. Combine that with the striking dialogue and the nuanced musing on emotional survival in the times we live in, and it’s truly breathtaking.

    The playwright performs an impossible feat in writing a sharp satire that is wholly earnest, that fully buys into the rules it is setting up, without the playwright doing so themself. I am still sitting here shocked by the structure of this play, which is so innovative. Combine that with the striking dialogue and the nuanced musing on emotional survival in the times we live in, and it’s truly breathtaking.

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  • Kyle Brosnihan: Bezos N' Me by Patrick Vermillion
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    Candide for the 21st Century! A comic romp through the anxieties and aspirations of an already inglorious age: the 2020s. An examination of the value and the price of artistic creation. A great satire of the Biden Era.

    Candide for the 21st Century! A comic romp through the anxieties and aspirations of an already inglorious age: the 2020s. An examination of the value and the price of artistic creation. A great satire of the Biden Era.

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  • Zach Barr: Bezos N' Me by Patrick Vermillion
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    A generation's worth of anger coalesces into a blistering screed at the zero-sum games of capitalism and artistic fulfillment. Vermillion's script is a daring challenge to any company brave enough to confront it. It lays bare the secret hope of many artists: "Maybe THIS will be the work of art that fixes everything."

    A generation's worth of anger coalesces into a blistering screed at the zero-sum games of capitalism and artistic fulfillment. Vermillion's script is a daring challenge to any company brave enough to confront it. It lays bare the secret hope of many artists: "Maybe THIS will be the work of art that fixes everything."

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