Video: “The Dangers of Online Dating” and “God and the Devil Meet for a Business Lunch”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Uncategorized, Video on January 15, 2012
I forget now how this came about, but somehow an acting troupe in Sacramento, California found me and wanted to turn two of my short scripts into pieces for public access television.
Here they are: “The Dangers of Online Dating” and “God and the Devil Meet for a Business Lunch.”
The latter, by the way, is part of a series of “God and the Devil” pieces.
Video: “The Cat in the Window . . .” at Gone in 60 Seconds Festival, UK
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Uncategorized, Video on January 15, 2012
I’ve always wondered what cats think when they stare out the window. I imagine they are jealous of birds.
Here’s my one-minute script, “The Cat in the Window Contemplates the Physics of Flight,” at the Gone in 60 Seconds Festival in England in June 2005.
“Father, I Cannot Tell a Lie”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in No Shame Theatre, Uncategorized on January 15, 2012
Trina Yancey, Keith Yancey and Robb Rouse
The George Washington legend, in five minutes or less, at No Shame Theatre in Roanoke, Va. in February 2005.
“The Copyright Violation” at Acme Theatre New Works Winter Festival, Mass.
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Photos, Uncategorized on January 15, 2012
We all know what happens if you violate copyright on the web; you likely get a “takedown” notice. But what happens if your tattoo is a copyright violation? That’s the theme of my dark 5-minute piece “The Copyright Violation,” produced at the Acme Theatre New Works Winter Festival in Maynard, Mass. in January 2005.
The piece has since been published by Eldridge Plays and Musicals in the collection “24/7.”
More photos follow:
“The Women of Deep Space Pay a Visit to Earth and Don’t Like What They See”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in No Shame Theatre, Uncategorized on January 15, 2012
The cast members painted themselves green. That’s me at right.
The cast members of “The Women of Deep Space Pay a Visit to Earth and Don’t Like What They See” went above and beyond the call of duty for this staged reading at No Shame Theatre in Roanoke, Va. in May 2005.
They painted themselves green!
The script has since been published by Eldridge Plays and Musicals in the collection “24/7.”
No Shame Theatre is a weekly late-night, open mic event for theatre types. There are branches all over the country; I’m a regular at one in Roanoke, Virginia.
The Women of Deep Space.
“The Year Dad Finally Lost It at Christmas”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in No Shame Theatre, Uncategorized on January 14, 2012
That's me at left playing myself.
I rarely perform in my own work. I don’t claim to be an actor. Plus, I like to see my own work, partly so I can critique it. But my five-minute piece “The Year Dad Finally Lost It At Christmas” seemed like own where I should play myself.
This was done at No Shame Theatre in Roanoke, Va., in December 2004. That’s my wife, Trina, and my son, Keith. In the final photo, Simon Adkins is the neighbor dressed as Santa Claus.
“Hamlet on Spring Break” at Highland Park HS, St. Paul, Minn.
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Photos, Uncategorized on January 14, 2012
“Hamlet on Spring Break” — published by Playscripts — is one of my most frequently-produced one-acts.
The plot is pretty much what you think it is; Hamlet goes to the beach instead of Elsinore. Comedy ensues.
These photos are from the show’s third production, at Highland Park High School in St. Paul, Minnesota in November 2004:
“The Last Man on the Moon Blues” at Curry College, Mass.
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Photos, Uncategorized on January 14, 2012
“The Last Man on the Moon Blues” comes in two versions — a five-minute script and a ten-minute script. The ten-minute version was produced at Curry College in Milton, Mass. in May, 2004.
Just a few months earlier, it was produced at another Bay State venue — the Acme Theatre New Works Winter Festival in Maynard.
Here’s another photo from Curry College:
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“Ye and Truly: The History of Rock’n’Roll”
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in No Shame Theatre, Uncategorized on January 13, 2012
Notice the Rolling Stones sweatshirt. There's a reason why my son is named Keith.
I performed this piece at the very first No Shame Theatre in Roanoke, Virginia — in October 2003.
I quickly realized it was better to have others perform my work so I could watch and critique it.
That’s my wife, Trina, and my son, Keith. I hadn’t planned for him to have a part, but he saw me rehearsing and talked his way into it, so I re-wrote the ending to give him the punchline.
It’s not one of my best pieces, but it was fun to do and helped inaugurate No Shame in Roanoke.
More photos:
Most of my scripts are royalty-free
Posted by Dwayne Yancey in Scripts, Uncategorized on January 2, 2012
Yes, you read that right: Most of my scripts are royalty-free.
Why is that?, you might wonder.
Glad you asked!
Here’s why: First, being a playwright isn’t a paying gig. Fortunately, I do have a day job (which sometimes is a night job, too, but that’s another story.) So I’m not trying to make a living at this.
My psychic payment comes from seeing my work performed (or at least knowing it’s performed, in the case of distant venues.) And I know most theatres don’t have piles of cash sitting around.
But also . . . My ultimate goal is to see my scripts published (which means they’ll get performed more often, and publishers do want to be paid, which means I get royalties there.) But most publishers won’t consider work unless it’s been produced (sometimes more than once.)
So it’s in my interest to get scripts produced — royalty-free — so I can more quickly get them in front of publishers.
If you’re a high school or community theatre looking for scripts but dreading royalty payments, this is your lucky day!
I invite you, of course, to patronize my publishers. I’ll even include a list of my published scripts. But all the rest — and believe me, I have many more — are available royalty-free. So browse through the “scripts” category to see if there’s something that strikes your fancy. If so, let me know, and we’ll see if we can do business, without any money changing hands.
* Big Dog Plays: The one-acts “Red, Ripe and Round” and “Santa Claustrophobia.”
* Brooklyn Publishers: The one-acts “The Fruitcake,” “The Kissing Consultant,” “Mac and Beth” and “The Weird Sisters Go On Holiday.”
* Eldridge Plays and Musicals: The full-length “Fairweather Friends,” the one-acts “Code 40 Verona,” “Hit the Books,” “Macbeth Goes Hollywood,” “My Girlfriend’s Stupid Talking Parrot,” and the collections “24/7” and “Animal Instinct,” the latter of which includes the one-act “Spiders.”
* Heuer Publishing: The one-act “The Fruitcake” (in conjunction with Brooklyn Publishing, a corporate cousin.
* Playscripts:The one-acts “Hamlet on Spring Break” and “Jenna and Her Prize-winning Pig Change the Course of History.”
