OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play

by Cassie M. Seinuk

Winner of the The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award at The Kennedy Center American College Theatre National Festival, 2015
Finalist Region 1 The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award, KCACTF, 2015
Final 30 at the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

When MOOSE, a loud liberal, down-on-love and protesting Valentine’s Day, greeting cards, and while he’s at it corporate America, is stumbled...

Winner of the The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award at The Kennedy Center American College Theatre National Festival, 2015
Finalist Region 1 The Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award, KCACTF, 2015
Final 30 at the Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival

When MOOSE, a loud liberal, down-on-love and protesting Valentine’s Day, greeting cards, and while he’s at it corporate America, is stumbled upon by SALTY, a quirky young lady and long-lost childhood friend, the two discover the perfect way to quell their hatred of all things heart-shaped, and find that maybe there’s someone out their for everyone.

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  • Lainie Vansant: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play by Cassie M. Seinuk
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    This is an adorable take on Valentine's Day that is somehow both jaded and hopeful. It's sure to make you smile -- check it out!

    This is an adorable take on Valentine's Day that is somehow both jaded and hopeful. It's sure to make you smile -- check it out!

    ”
  • Tom Moran: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play by Cassie M. Seinuk
    “

    A fun, charming Valentine's Day encounter. The two characters are well-drawn and Seinuk does a fine job parsing out backstory and creating believable and concrete arcs for both. It's also a very fun premise with some great angry protest lines. Very appropriate for any holiday-themed festival, or an evening of plays about (fractured) romance.

    A fun, charming Valentine's Day encounter. The two characters are well-drawn and Seinuk does a fine job parsing out backstory and creating believable and concrete arcs for both. It's also a very fun premise with some great angry protest lines. Very appropriate for any holiday-themed festival, or an evening of plays about (fractured) romance.

    ”
  • Andrea Aptecker: OCCUPY HALLMARK a ten-minute play by Cassie M. Seinuk
    “

    What a wonderful story about finding love in the most unusual of ways: two people who abhor consumerist romance, and yet find each other in an unlikely meet-cute way (or meet-weird). A charming comedy.

    What a wonderful story about finding love in the most unusual of ways: two people who abhor consumerist romance, and yet find each other in an unlikely meet-cute way (or meet-weird). A charming comedy.

    ”
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Character Information

  • Moose
    Mark "Moose" Yarmoos, 22, on and off unemployed, the kind of guy who protested at Occupy Wall Street because it made him feel cool.
    22
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Male
  • Salty
    Sadie "Satly" Saltzman, 22, sweet and a wise-crack, always had a soft spot for MOOSE.

    22
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      Teens,
      20s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Female

Development History

  • Reading, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival Region 1, 2015
  • Reading, Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival National Finalist, 2015

Production History

  • Professional, Nylon Fusion Theatre Company, 2013
  • Professional, Samuel French Off Off Broadway Short Play Festival, 2013
  • Professional, 2016
  • High School, Weston High, 2017
  • Professional, Boston playwrights theatre, 2017
  • High School, Northfield Mount Hermon, 2017
  • Professional, City Theater Miami, 2017

Awards

  • Gary Garrison National Ten-Minute Play Award
    The Kennedy Center American College Theatre Festival
    Winner
    2015