The passenger remains out of it for almost all of the show. Flight attendants struggle to move him to first class.
I once met a flight attendant who told me about some of the more unusual airline rules. One of them is that if a passenger dies en route, the flight attendants are required to keep trying to revive the victim until the plane lands — even if it’s clear the passenger is dead. The reason is to avoid liability and be able to say “we did all we could.”
That led to my one-act comedy “The Rules Are The Rules Are The Rules,” in which a passenger appears to die during a trans-oceanic flight. Key word: Appears. He’s really just passed out, much to the surprise of the flight attendants involved.
The Castle Players near Poole, England produced this in February 2011. They also sent me a video, and it was quite a hoot. These photos give an idea of the hilarity:
The passenger collapses on top one unfortunate flight attendant.
Another attempt to move the passenger to a different part of the plane.
All right. Now what? Well, the rules are the rules are the rules . . .
An attempt to revive the passenger. Or not.
When the other flight attendants tire of the chore, they bring in "Kinky Kari" who doesn't realize he's "dead."
The cast takes a bow.
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