On This Site in 1782

by Christopher Plumridge

A one act comedy of romance and invention in two scenes. In a remote field in Ireland there stands a simple rock with a plaque stating: 'On This Site in 1782, Nothing Happened.'
Local Irish lady Moira takes her boyfriend Michael to see this famous landmark ahead of a family gathering. Will it bring them luck?
Meanwhile, back in 1782, two young Irishman discuss an elaborate plan, but will they have the luck of...

A one act comedy of romance and invention in two scenes. In a remote field in Ireland there stands a simple rock with a plaque stating: 'On This Site in 1782, Nothing Happened.'
Local Irish lady Moira takes her boyfriend Michael to see this famous landmark ahead of a family gathering. Will it bring them luck?
Meanwhile, back in 1782, two young Irishman discuss an elaborate plan, but will they have the luck of the Irish?

14 Pages, Approx 30-40 minutes

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  • Claudia Haas: On This Site in 1782

    As someone happy to sit under a tree and wonder about all those things the tree witnessed, Plumridge’s play fills all the gaps. I love that “nothing happened” has been turned upside down to reveal that something DID happen and indeed - something is always happening. A play about the lively connections that go unnoticed but are there - even if a stone does not commemorate that.

    As someone happy to sit under a tree and wonder about all those things the tree witnessed, Plumridge’s play fills all the gaps. I love that “nothing happened” has been turned upside down to reveal that something DID happen and indeed - something is always happening. A play about the lively connections that go unnoticed but are there - even if a stone does not commemorate that.

  • Ian Donley: On This Site in 1782

    This feel-good play is a crowd pleaser with multiples angles that fit together! There are so many fun opportunities for actors in this play. Any theater company would easily find their audiences falling in love (no pun intended) with it.

    This feel-good play is a crowd pleaser with multiples angles that fit together! There are so many fun opportunities for actors in this play. Any theater company would easily find their audiences falling in love (no pun intended) with it.

  • Lee R. Lawing: On This Site in 1782

    We all read those little blurbs in our news that on this date such and such happened. Things that were great or not so great, but just a bit of history to remind us that we have not come as far as we had hoped or thought we had. I love this play and the way Plumridge gives us two plays that happened on a particular site and how in the end, connectivity is something that we depend upon as humans and that connection from our present to the past that will carry us into our futures.

    We all read those little blurbs in our news that on this date such and such happened. Things that were great or not so great, but just a bit of history to remind us that we have not come as far as we had hoped or thought we had. I love this play and the way Plumridge gives us two plays that happened on a particular site and how in the end, connectivity is something that we depend upon as humans and that connection from our present to the past that will carry us into our futures.

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