Special Extra Treatment

by Greg Mandryk

Under 10 minutes. A romantic dinner is disrupted when a pair of background extras are mistakenly seated at the lead characters' table.

Under 10 minutes. A romantic dinner is disrupted when a pair of background extras are mistakenly seated at the lead characters' table.

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Special Extra Treatment

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  • Andrew Martineau: Special Extra Treatment

    I don’t know how many time my attention has shifted from the inane dialogue of lead characters and I started imagining what the background characters were discussing in plays and movies. The idea that they have an interesting story of their own often arises just from our not knowing what the heck they are talking about, and suddenly they are important. I love this concept of how the author and director’s focus may not be what we really want to know. Fantastic play on many comedic levels!

    I don’t know how many time my attention has shifted from the inane dialogue of lead characters and I started imagining what the background characters were discussing in plays and movies. The idea that they have an interesting story of their own often arises just from our not knowing what the heck they are talking about, and suddenly they are important. I love this concept of how the author and director’s focus may not be what we really want to know. Fantastic play on many comedic levels!

  • James Perry: Special Extra Treatment

    At its core, "Special Extra Treatment" is a commentary on identity, class, and the quest for significance in a world that often reduces individuals to mere background noise.

    Set in a restaurant, the play follows a seemingly ordinary couple as they confront their lack of significance in the grand scheme of things, only to discover unexpected truths about themselves and each other.

    I love everything about this play! I highly recommend it for an evening of laughter, contemplation, and perhaps a newfound appreciation for the complexities of human existence.

    At its core, "Special Extra Treatment" is a commentary on identity, class, and the quest for significance in a world that often reduces individuals to mere background noise.

    Set in a restaurant, the play follows a seemingly ordinary couple as they confront their lack of significance in the grand scheme of things, only to discover unexpected truths about themselves and each other.

    I love everything about this play! I highly recommend it for an evening of laughter, contemplation, and perhaps a newfound appreciation for the complexities of human existence.

  • Brian Cern: Special Extra Treatment

    Laugh out loud hysterical! Perfect timing and a hell of a rip on the Extras trope. The amount of humor in its brisk pages is staggering. Defiantly worth the read, if not a full blown productions.

    Laugh out loud hysterical! Perfect timing and a hell of a rip on the Extras trope. The amount of humor in its brisk pages is staggering. Defiantly worth the read, if not a full blown productions.

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Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Cleveland Public Theatre, Year 2012

Production History

  • Type Community Theater, Organization Broadview Heights Spotlights (as part of Nonsense, Nonsense, Intermission, More Nonsense), Year 2020
  • Type Community Theater, Organization Chagrin Valley Little Theatre, Year 2013