No But

by Patrick Flynn

The improv troupe Please Clap has just broken up, right before they must perform at a corporate event.

The improv troupe Please Clap has just broken up, right before they must perform at a corporate event.

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No But

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  • Grace Everett: No But

    Funny, offbeat, and tense in the most lifelike way. A great short play for three strong comedic actors!

    Funny, offbeat, and tense in the most lifelike way. A great short play for three strong comedic actors!

  • Lisa Dellagiarino Feriend: No But

    I read this one for the title - it felt like improv gone wrong - and it WAS. What a delightful short, watching an improv team fall apart in real time. There are some great opportunities for audience interaction, and the super peppy teammate working overtime to hold the group together for this one last show felt very true to the energy of improvisors I have had to sit through in the past. Spot on and loads of fun!

    I read this one for the title - it felt like improv gone wrong - and it WAS. What a delightful short, watching an improv team fall apart in real time. There are some great opportunities for audience interaction, and the super peppy teammate working overtime to hold the group together for this one last show felt very true to the energy of improvisors I have had to sit through in the past. Spot on and loads of fun!

  • Ian Thal: No But

    A hilarious satire of the commodification of improv comedy and all the pent-up resentments and accretion of artistic ruts that can cause creative partnerships to melt down.

    A hilarious satire of the commodification of improv comedy and all the pent-up resentments and accretion of artistic ruts that can cause creative partnerships to melt down.

Production History

  • Type Professional, Organization Bethesda Play-in-a-Day, Year 2019