THE BEAT GOES ON 10-minute comedy by Arianna Rose

[10-minute play] The various forms of music containment (L.P., Cassette, 8-track, CD, and Mp3) anxiously wait to see who will be chosen for the highly coveted “Current” display case at the Smithsonian Museum music exhibit.

Production, Cannon Theatre 10-minute Play Festival, Devens MA, June 2024
Production, Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop 10-Minute Play Festival, S. Fallsburg NY,...
[10-minute play] The various forms of music containment (L.P., Cassette, 8-track, CD, and Mp3) anxiously wait to see who will be chosen for the highly coveted “Current” display case at the Smithsonian Museum music exhibit.

Production, Cannon Theatre 10-minute Play Festival, Devens MA, June 2024
Production, Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop 10-Minute Play Festival, S. Fallsburg NY, September 2023
Production, Studio Players 10-Minute Play Festival, Lexington KY July 2023
Production, Theatre Three One Act Play Festival, NY, 2022
Educational Production, Studio 1, Burlington NC, 2021
Production, Seaside Players Theatre, Sea Short Play Festival 2019
Reading, Coral Gables Players, FL, 2019
Reading, Players Club Follies, Sarasota, FL 2019
Reading, Drunken Owl Theatre Company, Seattle, WA 2019
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THE BEAT GOES ON 10-minute comedy

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  • John Busser:
    15 Jun. 2023
    “ Oh man, this was an amazing 10 minute play from Arianna Rose. Perfectly anthropomorphizing the various media we listen to our music on, she crafted an interesting tale of obsolescence and comeback. I LOVED the various ways she captured each "character" flaw, from skipping, to changing tracks (ah, 8-Tracks) to speed ups and slowdowns. My personal favorite was the MP3 attempting to attach to the others because it thought they were emails. Absolutely brilliant! ”
  • Enid Cokinos:
    7 Sep. 2021
    “ THE BEAT GOES ON is a fun trip down memory lane that audiences of all ages will enjoy. Arianna Rose has created wonderfully unique characters that encapsulate the personalities of an LP vinyl record, cassette tape, 8-track tape, CD and Mp3. Actors will have a great time bringing these music containment devices to life! ”
  • Jennifer O'Grady:
    17 Feb. 2021
    “ Wonderfully funny, skillful and utterly convincing short play with physical comedy and music-related objects--LP, Cassette, 8-track, DC and Mp3--as characters. This would be so fun to perform and to watch! ”
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Character Information

Characters
(in order of appearance)

CASS, a cassette tape. Any age/gender.

TRAX, an 8-track tape. Any age/gender.

L.P., an LP vinyl record album. Any age/gender.

CEE DEE, a music Cd. Any age/gender.

DAYTA, an mp3 data recording, any age/gender.

DOUBLING OF ROLES IF NECESSARY:
A minimum of three actors is needed for this play so that it looks like this:

ACTOR 1: CASS/DAYTA
ACTOR 2: TRAX/CEE DEE
ACTOR 3: L.P.

  • CASS
    any age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    A cassette tape.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • TRAX
    any age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    an 8-track tape.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • L.P.
    any age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    a long-playing vinyl record album.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • CEE DEE
    any age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    a music cd.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender
  • DAYTA
    any age,
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    ,
    Any gender
    an mp3 data recording, non-verbal.
    Can be played by:
    • Age: 
      Any age
    • Race/Ethnicity: 
      Any race/ethnicity
    • Gender: 
      Any gender

Development History

  • Reading
    ,
    Sarasota FL Players Follies Reading Festival
    ,
    2019

Production History

  • Community Theater
    ,
    Cannon Theatre 10-Minute Play Festival, Devens MA
    ,
    2024
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Sullivan County Dramatic Workshop 10-minute Play Festival, S. Fallsburg NY
    ,
    2023
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Studio Players 10-Minute Play Festival, Lexington KY
    ,
    2023
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Theatre Three 23rd Annual Festival of One-Act Plays, Port Jefferson NY
    ,
    2022
  • High School
    ,
    Studio 1 12@1 Play Festival, 1 day theatre Project for elementary/middle school students, Burlington NC
    ,
    2021
  • Community Theater
    ,
    Seaside Players Sea Shorts Festival Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, FL
    ,
    2019