Prepper's Nightmare

10-minute comedy
Keen to be prepared for any global catastrophe, a wealthy American is installing a bunker on remote farmland in New Zealand. He believes this will be the safest place in the world to protect his family—until he meets a local.
 
Characters
DOUG, American man, survivalist
TUI, New Zealand woman, sheep farmer
               
Place
Remote farmland in the South Island of New Zealand
 
Time
The present

Script published by ArtAge Senior Theatre Resource Center
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Published in Ageless! 11 Short Plays Celebrating Seniors
Funny Shorts Live!
Center for Performing Arts Moe Auditorium & Film Center
Bonita Springs, Florida
​June 14-15, 2019

Cast: Luis Pages (Doug) and Melissa Hennig (Tui)

Directed by Frank Blocker
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Melissa Hennig (Tui) and Luis Pages (Doug)
Still Crazy After All These Years
​Stray Kats Theatre Company
Edmond Town Hall
Newtown, Connecticut
​June 7-9, 2019

Cast: Don Striano (Doug) and Kate Katcher (Tui)
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Directed by Nancy Ponturo
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Don Striano (Doug) and Kate Katcher (Tui)
(reading)
Northport Reader's Theater
The Playhouse at St Paul's
Northport, New York
​May 13, 2019
Pint-Sized Plays
Remarkable Theatre
Queenstown and Wanaka, New Zealand
May 3-5, 2019
(Sherwood, Queenstown, May 3; Gin & Raspberry, Wanaka, May 4; Rydges Lakeland Resort, Queenstown, May 5)

Cast: Blaise Barham (Doug), Bryony Shackell (Tui)

Directed by Tanya Surrey
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Bryony Shackell (Tui), Tanya Surrey (director), Rex McGregor (writer), Blaise Barham (Doug)
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Blaise Barham (Doug) and Bryony Shackell (Tui)
One Act Festival
Stage Door Productions
Fredericksburg, Virginia
​April 5-7 & 12-14, 2019

Cast: Pedro Echevarria (Doug) and Gale McNelly (Tui)
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Directed by Paul Beaulieu
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Gale McNelly (Tui) and Pedro Echevarria (Doug)