SEX, LIES & STYROFOAM - a ten minute comedy

by Arianna Rose

Tigers Heart Players, Online Reading, Bronx NY, July 2024
Veterans Repertory Theatre 2022 Ten Minute Play Competition, 3rd Prize
Theatre Odyssey 10-Minute Play Festival 2021, online reading podcast
Theatre Lab @Fau, online reading, An Afternoon of Short Plays/New Works Festival, 2021

[10-minute play] Lucy is the “Mature Madam”. Karen wants to spice up her sex life with her husband. When worlds collide at...

Tigers Heart Players, Online Reading, Bronx NY, July 2024
Veterans Repertory Theatre 2022 Ten Minute Play Competition, 3rd Prize
Theatre Odyssey 10-Minute Play Festival 2021, online reading podcast
Theatre Lab @Fau, online reading, An Afternoon of Short Plays/New Works Festival, 2021

[10-minute play] Lucy is the “Mature Madam”. Karen wants to spice up her sex life with her husband. When worlds collide at Launderland, they both get the help they need.

NOTE: Susan Middaugh's lovely recommendation was for an earlier draft. This play has been heavily revised since then and takes place at a laundromat rather than a therapist's office.

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SEX, LIES & STYROFOAM - a ten minute comedy

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  • Ian Thal: SEX, LIES & STYROFOAM - a ten minute comedy

    Whether one is an entrepreneurial sex-worker, or the spouse of an artist about to have a gallery opening, everyone eventually has to do the laundry, and sometimes those people cross paths at a neighborhood laundromat. A conversation about pleasure, desire, economics unfold, as a parade of costumes, paraphernalia, and toys change hands.

    A great mix of verbal and prop-based comedy.

    Whether one is an entrepreneurial sex-worker, or the spouse of an artist about to have a gallery opening, everyone eventually has to do the laundry, and sometimes those people cross paths at a neighborhood laundromat. A conversation about pleasure, desire, economics unfold, as a parade of costumes, paraphernalia, and toys change hands.

    A great mix of verbal and prop-based comedy.

  • Marj O'Neill-Butler: SEX, LIES & STYROFOAM - a ten minute comedy

    Two strangers meet in a laundromat. Sounds like a fun start, especially when what is in one of the laundry baskets starts to make an appearance. This comedy is a hoot starting with the fact that one of the women is "a lady of the night". But there is more to the piece than the comedy, as the two women learn important life lessons from each other.

    Two strangers meet in a laundromat. Sounds like a fun start, especially when what is in one of the laundry baskets starts to make an appearance. This comedy is a hoot starting with the fact that one of the women is "a lady of the night". But there is more to the piece than the comedy, as the two women learn important life lessons from each other.

  • James Binz: SEX, LIES & STYROFOAM - a ten minute comedy

    I'm becoming an Arianna Rose fan! This was an intriguing conversation between two fascinating characters in a rare setting. The dialogue was funny and fast, and the plot worked its way inexorably to the fitting conclusion. This would be fun to see.

    I'm becoming an Arianna Rose fan! This was an intriguing conversation between two fascinating characters in a rare setting. The dialogue was funny and fast, and the plot worked its way inexorably to the fitting conclusion. This would be fun to see.

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Character Information

LUCY: 50’s-60’s, a sex worker, any ethnicity, charismatic. Perhaps she has a Southern accent.

KAREN: 30s, any ethnicity, sexually frustrated, reserved. An expert at folding fitted sheets.
  • Lucy
    50’s-60’s, a sex worker, any ethnicity, charismatic. Perhaps she has a Southern accent.
    Character Age
    50s-60s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race/Ethnicity,
    possibly Southern United States
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Karen
    30s, any ethnicity, sexually frustrated, reserved. An expert at folding fitted sheets.
    Character Age
    30s
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race/Ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Tigers Heart Players, Bronx NY, Year 2024
  • Type Reading, Organization Theatre Lab@FAU Short Play Festival, Boca Raton FL, Year 2021

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Veterans Repertory Theatre Staged Reading Summer Series "Death Before Dress Rehearsal", NY, Year 2023
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Theatre Odyssey 10-Minute Play Festival, online audio format (podcast version), Year 2021

Awards

  • 3rd place, grant
    Veterans Repertory Theatre 10-minute play competition
    Winner
    2022
  • Pint-Sized Plays Competition
    Pint-sized plays UK
    Finalist
    2020