Just Desserts (one minute play)

by Marilyn Ollett

A man's body is found, shot in the head, gun in hand. Was it suicide or murder? The two detectives, first on the scene make an important discovery and it all becomes clear.
Written for 28(29) plays later - prompt use only a 30 word vocabulary (just like the synopsis above!)

A man's body is found, shot in the head, gun in hand. Was it suicide or murder? The two detectives, first on the scene make an important discovery and it all becomes clear.
Written for 28(29) plays later - prompt use only a 30 word vocabulary (just like the synopsis above!)

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Just Desserts (one minute play)

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  • Donna Latham: Just Desserts (one minute play)

    Haunting and powerful. With a scant 30 words, Marilyn Ollett crafts a gripping, heart-wrenching piece that gave me shivers. This brilliant piece leaps off the page, and I’d love to see it staged.

    Haunting and powerful. With a scant 30 words, Marilyn Ollett crafts a gripping, heart-wrenching piece that gave me shivers. This brilliant piece leaps off the page, and I’d love to see it staged.

  • Debra A. Cole: Just Desserts (one minute play)

    30 single words - used as many times as possible to create an engaging scene - that was the task, but what MARILYN OLLETT does with those words is so powerful... so haunting. Never have stage directions meant so much for a cast, as they do in this emotionally charged one minute. WOW.

    30 single words - used as many times as possible to create an engaging scene - that was the task, but what MARILYN OLLETT does with those words is so powerful... so haunting. Never have stage directions meant so much for a cast, as they do in this emotionally charged one minute. WOW.

  • Rachel Feeny-Williams: Just Desserts (one minute play)

    Its incredible how much power can come from few words! You would think its hard to cover crime, investigation and solution in just 30 words but Marilyn not only does this but she does it with tremendous power and emotion. The use of the actions in the stage directions gives the piece subtext in spades, which works brilliantly in light of the words restriction. Its a brilliantly created powerful piece that proves you can say a lot with very few words!

    Its incredible how much power can come from few words! You would think its hard to cover crime, investigation and solution in just 30 words but Marilyn not only does this but she does it with tremendous power and emotion. The use of the actions in the stage directions gives the piece subtext in spades, which works brilliantly in light of the words restriction. Its a brilliantly created powerful piece that proves you can say a lot with very few words!

Character Information

  • Bailey
    Character Age
    12-16
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race or ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • Joe
    Character Age
    35 -65
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race or ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender
  • Brian
    Character Age
    35 -65
    Character Race/Ethnic Identity
    Any Race or ethnicity
    Character Gender Identity
    Any gender