WRONG CHOPPED

by Elle Meerovich

WRONG CHOPPED is a senseless Dada comedy that happens to share a few qualities with the Food Network’s hit reality competition series "Chopped." By “share[s] a few qualities with” we mean enough to keep you grounded but not so many that you may start to wonder if this is legally distinct from "Chopped" or not. Because it totally is legally distinct from the hit reality T.V. show.

Join a cadre of confounding...

Join a cadre of confounding chefs and a jury of jejune jurors as the battle for the title of Chopped Champion rages. WRONG CHOPPED will best-case-scenario ASTOUND and worst-case-scenario make you say I KIND OF DON’T GET WHAT THEY WERE GOING FOR WITH THIS. Pre-recorded video! An obliterated fourth wall! A note in the program that will likely beg you to get drunk before you watch this!

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An absurd farce of epic proportions! If you like/love Chopped, the troupes will be delightfully familiar. If you don't know Chopped, this is a really fun place to start. This play has a great use of and great opportunity for mixed media. You never know what's going to happen next and that's definitely the fun of it.

An absurd farce of epic proportions! If you like/love Chopped, the troupes will be delightfully familiar. If you don't know Chopped, this is a really fun place to start. This play has a great use of and great opportunity for mixed media. You never know what's going to happen next and that's definitely the fun of it.

”

Character Information

GOO HENRY is non-binary and should be played by a non-binary actor.
The actor who plays MARLAS may double MR. COOPER.
The actor who plays CARDINAL BIGSAUCE may double MRS. COOPER.
The actor who plays CAMERAPERSON may double TEDDY BEAR.

Ted Allen

Host of Food Network's "Chopped." There's a darkness deep inside of him.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Jenny Brackish

Competing chef. Sunny as all get out.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Bolton Kane

Competing chef. Glum and fatalistic. Has seen horrible things.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Goo Henry

Competing chef. Has an unbearable lightness to them.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Non-binary
Can be played by:
- Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
  
  Asian, Pacific Islander, or Asian American,
  
  Black, African, Caribbean, or African American,
  
  Indigenous, First Nation, or Native American,
  
  Latinx/o/a or Hispanic,
  
  Middle Eastern, North African, or Arab American,
  
  Native Hawaiian and Other Pacific Islander,
  
  South Asian or South Asian American
- Actor Gender Identity
  
  Non-binary
Darude "Blaze" O'Ronald

Competing chef. The bad boy of the competition.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Marlas Jones

A judge. Real crunchy and off-putting. Lives for this shit.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Cardinal Bigsauce

A judge, and a holy woman. Has a very strong sense of responsibility.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Daniel Craig

A judge, and also the actor Daniel Craig, star of the James Bond series of films.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
The Cameraperson

Chopped's Cameraperson. Two days from retirement.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
The Teddy Bear

A Teddy Bear, just doing their job. May double with THE CAMERAPERSON.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Mr. Cooper

Young Sheldon's father. May double with MARLAS.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+
Mrs. Cooper

Young Sheldon's mother. May double with BIGSAUCE.

Character Age

Any Age

Character Race/Ethnic Identity

any ethnicity

Character Gender Identity

Any gender
Can be played by:
- Actor Age
  
  20s,
  
  30s,
  
  40s,
  
  50s,
  
  60s,
  
  70s+

Development History

Type Workshop, Organization Firehouse Theatre , Year 2018

Production History

Type Professional, Organization Firehouse Theatre , Year 2019

Awards

Outstanding Original Work

Richmond Theatre Community Circle

Finalist

2019

Genre

comedy,

dark comedy,

experimental,

farce,

immersive,

movement/physical,

parody/spoof,

satire,

science fiction

Subject Matter Keywords

absurd comedy,

dada-inspired,

stupid

Length

60-90 minutes

Cast Size

9—12

Age of Intended Audience

ages 14-17,

ages 18 and up

Reviews

Sifter

“
As one character states, “This is a bad play.” The intentional sloppiness and willful weirdness feels somewhat like the last, often unexplainably bizarre sketch on SNL. It’s not traditional theatre in so many ways, but people ready for an irreverent and irrational experiment might find themselves challenged or entertained.
”
RVA Art Review

“
If you’re looking for something totally different than what you usually find on Richmond theater stages, and you don’t even know what the term “comfort zone” means, then you might be the target audience for Wrong Chopped.
”