Marked for Deletion

10-minute comedy
Two team leaders at a public library have been asked to cut staff. What if they refuse?
 
Characters
MEL, Cataloging team leader
SASHA, Acquisitions team leader, Russian
AVERY, Technical Services manager
                    
Note: the gender of each character is not specified. 
 
Setting
The boardroom at an American public library
 
Time
The present
(online reading)
LAVA Playwrights Circle,
Greenfield, Massachusetts
​May 9, 2022

​Cast: Cheryl Dukes (Mel), Patricia Crosby (Sasha), Jan Maher (Avery)​
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Patricia Crosby (Sasha) and Jan Maher (Avery)​
(online reading)
P.A.G.E.S.
New York, NY
March 29, 2022

​Cast: Joan Valentina (Mel), Petra Seirmarco (Sasha), Stanley Hathaway (Avery)​
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Joan Valentina (Mel), Petra Seirmarco (Sasha) and Stanley Hathaway (Avery)​
(online reading)
Dunne's Downtime Players
Eldersburg, Maryland
June 13, 2021

​Cast: Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Mel), Jackie Youm (Sasha), Dennis Moran (Avery)
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Jackie Youm (Sasha), Diane DiLillo Gutierrez (Mel) and Dennis Moran (Avery)
Playwright Festival
City Theatre of Independence
Powerhouse Theater at the Sermon Center
Independence, Missouri
​August 1-4, 2019

Cast: Jenny Schroeder (Mel), Stephanie Flanagan (Sasha), Jesse Hamm (Avery)

Directed by Savannah Justice
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Stephanie Flanagan (Sasha), Jenny Schroeder (Mel), Jesse Hamm (Avery)
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Jenny Schroeder (Mel), Stephanie Flanagan (Sasha), Jesse Hamm (Avery)