The Kesey Protocol - A 10-Minute Play

by Edward Gilmartin

Two men, two chairs, one drugged Dr. Pepper. A Vietnam vet outmaneuvers a VA bureaucrat in ten minutes of dark comedy, stolen signatures, and chemically-induced stolen valor.

Two men, two chairs, one drugged Dr. Pepper. A Vietnam vet outmaneuvers a VA bureaucrat in ten minutes of dark comedy, stolen signatures, and chemically-induced stolen valor.

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The Kesey Protocol - A 10-Minute Play

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  • Dan West: The Kesey Protocol - A 10-Minute Play by Edward Gilmartin
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    A Vietnam vet, fresh from war, arrives at the VA in his wheelchair for his benefits evaluation only to be met by a governmental apparatchik straight out of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. As the two of them face off over a glass of hallucinogenic laced soda, it soon becomes apparent that the person who thinks they are steering the interview may be (and perhaps never was). A clever and insight two-hander comedy about power dynamics and the illusion of control.

    A Vietnam vet, fresh from war, arrives at the VA in his wheelchair for his benefits evaluation only to be met by a governmental apparatchik straight out of Joseph Heller’s Catch-22. As the two of them face off over a glass of hallucinogenic laced soda, it soon becomes apparent that the person who thinks they are steering the interview may be (and perhaps never was). A clever and insight two-hander comedy about power dynamics and the illusion of control.

    ”

Character Information

2 adult men in their 20's or early 30's
  • Smith
    Male late 20’s. A VET of the Vietnam War.
    Late 20's early 30's
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man
  • Sock
    Male late 20’s. A cog in the VA machine.
    Late 20's or early 30's
    Any
    Male
    Can be played by:
    • Actor Age
      20s,
      30s
    • Actor Gender Identity
      Man