Don't Touch The Carrot Cake

by Emily McClain

(TEN MINUTE PLAY) Welcome to the 72nd Annual Mount Pleasant Baking Competition! The stakes are high in the tent this year and hostess and head judge Drusilla Wollingsworth has a surprising twist for the lucky women who are competing this year.

*Written for Playwrights Thriving 2023 Secret Santa Title Exchange, with a title lovingly gifted by Samuel Heyman*

(TEN MINUTE PLAY) Welcome to the 72nd Annual Mount Pleasant Baking Competition! The stakes are high in the tent this year and hostess and head judge Drusilla Wollingsworth has a surprising twist for the lucky women who are competing this year.

*Written for Playwrights Thriving 2023 Secret Santa Title Exchange, with a title lovingly gifted by Samuel Heyman*

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Don't Touch The Carrot Cake

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  • Jack Levine: Don't Touch The Carrot Cake by Emily McClain
    “

    EMILY MCCLAIN is a gifted playwright and it’s always a pleasure to read her work. I must say that her ten-minute play, “Don’t Touch The Carrot Cake”, does take-the-cake. In a contest for baking, three competitors try their best to make something from nothing. In an hilarious satire, we are witness to the baking of the special ingredients of humor, pathos, and - well, you need to read this fun play to find out.

    EMILY MCCLAIN is a gifted playwright and it’s always a pleasure to read her work. I must say that her ten-minute play, “Don’t Touch The Carrot Cake”, does take-the-cake. In a contest for baking, three competitors try their best to make something from nothing. In an hilarious satire, we are witness to the baking of the special ingredients of humor, pathos, and - well, you need to read this fun play to find out.

    ”
  • Claudia Haas: Don't Touch The Carrot Cake by Emily McClain
    “

    McClain dishes out some truths in this wild and wooly competition. Yes, there are guaranteed laughs with great roles for women and an absolutely delectable ending. But the play will not only entertain but give you some food for thought to mull over in the coming days.

    McClain dishes out some truths in this wild and wooly competition. Yes, there are guaranteed laughs with great roles for women and an absolutely delectable ending. But the play will not only entertain but give you some food for thought to mull over in the coming days.

    ”
  • Jennifer O'Grady: Don't Touch The Carrot Cake by Emily McClain
    “

    Funny and delightful ten-minute play about an unusual baking competition. With four super-fun roles for women and a surprise ending, this would be a hit in any short play festival.

    Funny and delightful ten-minute play about an unusual baking competition. With four super-fun roles for women and a surprise ending, this would be a hit in any short play festival.

    ”
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Character Information

  • Molly Carlisle
    Competitor, relatively new to baking. "Girl Next Door"
    20's- 30's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Betty Masterson
    Competitor, home cook, an overworked mom of 3
    30's-40's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Hazel St. John
    Competitor, runner-up from last year.
    30's-40's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      30s,
      40s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • Drusilla Wollingsworth
    Highly esteemed judge of the Mount Pleasant Baking Competition. Takes her role very seriously.
    50's-60's
    Any
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      50s,
      60s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman

Development History

  • Reading, Playwrights Thriving, 2023