8 Floors and Counting

by Jean Ciampi

Zero vacation days and you haven’t earned any dead days yet.

Tyler has plummeted 8 floors in the elevator. When the doors open, he encounters a saucy and sultry Lucy, who is hell-bent on showing him how far he has really fallen, and Gabe, who doesn’t have much of a prayer for building the counter-case. Will Tyler roast? Is Gabe barking up the wrong tree? The answer comes in a comic turn-of-events in this snappy...

Zero vacation days and you haven’t earned any dead days yet.

Tyler has plummeted 8 floors in the elevator. When the doors open, he encounters a saucy and sultry Lucy, who is hell-bent on showing him how far he has really fallen, and Gabe, who doesn’t have much of a prayer for building the counter-case. Will Tyler roast? Is Gabe barking up the wrong tree? The answer comes in a comic turn-of-events in this snappy 10-minute play where actors must quickly create multiple characters.

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  • David Guaspari: 8 Floors and Counting

    A fun take on a classic premise: the protagonist learns that he's just died and the question is what (or where) next? It keeps you wondering whether, or how, he'll avoid getting what's coming to him.

    A fun take on a classic premise: the protagonist learns that he's just died and the question is what (or where) next? It keeps you wondering whether, or how, he'll avoid getting what's coming to him.

  • Paul Donnelly: 8 Floors and Counting

    This very funny short looks at one man's desperate quest for redemption. The conflict between Gabe and Lucy for the fate of his soul is engaging and the depiction of his life which emerges is amusing. A clever conceit well realized.

    This very funny short looks at one man's desperate quest for redemption. The conflict between Gabe and Lucy for the fate of his soul is engaging and the depiction of his life which emerges is amusing. A clever conceit well realized.

  • Alex Newman: 8 Floors and Counting

    A very creative concept with fun characters and great blocking opportunities. So much fun to read, and I can imagine it would be very fun to watch!

    A very creative concept with fun characters and great blocking opportunities. So much fun to read, and I can imagine it would be very fun to watch!

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Dramatists Guild Institute: Writing for Comedy with Joanie Drago, Year 2022

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization The Players Theatre Company, Year 2024
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Creative 360, Year 2023
  • Type University, Organization George Washington University, Year 2023
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Center Stage Theatre Works, Year 2022

Awards

  • 10x10 Festival
    Baytown Little Theatre
    Finalist
    2022