Don't Touch The Carrot Cake

(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

    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

    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

    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"
    Character Age
    20's- 30's
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Betty Masterson
    Competitor, home cook, an overworked mom of 3
    Character Age
    30's-40's
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Hazel St. John
    Competitor, runner-up from last year.
    Character Age
    30's-40's
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female
  • Drusilla Wollingsworth
    Highly esteemed judge of the Mount Pleasant Baking Competition. Takes her role very seriously.
    Character Age
    50's-60's
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any
    Character Gender Identity
    Female

Development History

  • Type Reading, Organization Playwrights Thriving, Year 2023