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

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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  • Charles Scott Jones: Threat Level: Cream

    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!

    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: Threat Level: Cream

    Great script! A meet-cute with a sharp edge!

    Great script! A meet-cute with a sharp edge!

  • Susan Middaugh: Threat Level: Cream

    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!

    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!

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Character Information

  • Rusty
    A man, any age and any race.
    Character Age
    Any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Male
  • Kara
    A woman, any age and any race.
    Character Age
    Any
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization The Orange County New York Arts Council, Year 2017

Production History

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