Carpal Tunnel

by Cori Diaz

It’s the vaguely present day in the year 20XX and master-of-the-novel Manna Benes wants you to meet her at the Roxbury Motel. Is this the worst thing that ever happened to you? Or is that writer’s block? A passion play and a family play and a tragicomedy and a history play and a surrealist play and a transgressive novel and an ekphrastic poem and a children’s book and a meditation on dance and a dance on...

It’s the vaguely present day in the year 20XX and master-of-the-novel Manna Benes wants you to meet her at the Roxbury Motel. Is this the worst thing that ever happened to you? Or is that writer’s block? A passion play and a family play and a tragicomedy and a history play and a surrealist play and a transgressive novel and an ekphrastic poem and a children’s book and a meditation on dance and a dance on meditation and an instruction manual and a coupon book and a pornographic magazine and a holy text. And a love story.

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Carpal Tunnel

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  • Lizz Mangan: Carpal Tunnel by Cori Diaz
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    Cori Diaz is a freak and we should all be so lucky to see this play produced in full

    Cori Diaz is a freak and we should all be so lucky to see this play produced in full

    ”
  • Shaun Leisher: Carpal Tunnel by Cori Diaz
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    I loved how absurd things get here and how each character has their own distinct quirks. It sets them all apart and it's what makes them such an interesting group. I loved how this play explores the different types of writers and writers of various genres view each other. I thought the monologues were so effective. Not sure what the camera they are talking to was for but I love the mystery. This play is also about how cruel we can sometimes be to our own friends. Manna means well but she does some pretty fucked up things.

    I loved how absurd things get here and how each character has their own distinct quirks. It sets them all apart and it's what makes them such an interesting group. I loved how this play explores the different types of writers and writers of various genres view each other. I thought the monologues were so effective. Not sure what the camera they are talking to was for but I love the mystery. This play is also about how cruel we can sometimes be to our own friends. Manna means well but she does some pretty fucked up things.

    ”

Character Information

The Omnipotent Seventh plays every role that isn't the main ensemble or Polly.
  • MANNA BENES
    late 20s
    Latino -- Mexican
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      Latinx/o/a or Hispanic
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • ZIGGY ZETA
    late 20s
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • KITT SCHUSTER
    late 20s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • ALDENE BENDER
    late 20s
    Female
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Woman
  • CASH DOWNEY
    late 20s
    White
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Race/Ethnic Identity
      White
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • POLLY
    Polly is written as femme with she/her pronouns, but can also be played non-binary and pronouns can be changed.
    late 20s
    Female,
    Gender non-conforming,
    Non-binary or femme
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
  • OMNIPOTENT SEVENTH