developing/directing a one-woman show and I'm looking for plawrights to contribute content. The one woman is a very funny Actress/Stand-up comic. Here are the details:

Is it crowded in here, or is it just me? Is a one-woman show consisting of 5 characters. All of these characters will be written by different playwrights and eventually will be given a song written by different lyricists and composers.

The monologs for each character should be between 5 & 15 minutes in length. However, 10 minutes would be ideal. This piece is a comedy, so the monologs should be funny. That doesn't mean that they shouldn't have serious moments that cut through the humor, actually, that is encouraged.

Below is a brief description of each character, who they are, where they are, their story and a link to another character in the piece. The stories are jumping off points. Continue to create and build these characters from there. However, don't change the who, location or link. You'll notice that there is a link to another character. Only reference the link that is listed with your character. Even though Rita is referenced in Hindi's monolog, she should only reference Finley, not Hindi.

Compensation: All of the playwrights will evenly split the playwriting royalties based on the venue where the piece is being performed. Prior to first production, playwrights who have pieces chosen for workshop will be paid a $25 stipend. Playwrights may be required to make up to two (2) rewrites for no additional compensation prior to selection.
First Draft Submissions need to be received prior to December 1st. Feel free to submit as many pieces as you'd like. Send questions, comments or submissions to IsItCrowdedInHere@gmail.com.

Character Breakdown

Rita
Who: The oldest Lounge singer in Vegas
Location: On Stage in a Vegas Lounge during her final performance
Story: One name, like Cher, Rita has seen it all and has slept with them all from Sammy Davis and the rat pack to John Tesh. She worked her way up to playing the "main room" at the height of her career. But has now worked her way back down to an "Intimate room". This is her final performance and she talks about everything.
Link: Rita hired a young dancer early on who wasn't a very good dancer or kisser, Finley Hilton.

Hindi McKenna (Pronounced 'Hīnd-ee)
Who: An alcoholic, Scottish man in his 80s.
Location: A Funeral for his brother Timmy
Story: Hindi is delivering a Eulogy for his brother, Timmy. Hindi is an Archie Bunker type who is hyper-critical of everything and everyone. During the Eulogy, he realizes his brother Timmy was gay. Hindi's other siblings are: Lilian, an out lesbian in a loving 40 year relationship and Betty, a hunchback.
Link: He reminisces about a Vegas showgirl Rita who came to perform for the troops on a USO tour, when he left the service he drove to Vegas to see her.

Lucy Turner
Who: an 8 year old girl
Location: A playground with her imaginary friends.
Story: She is an 8 year old girl who is being raised by her eldest sister in a small town in the mid-west. The youngest of 6, she was a late mistake. She is a vivacious lover of life even though her life has been quite hard up till now. She is so trusting and naïve she doesn't know how hard it's been. The sister who raises her doesn't see her goodness and keeps asking her why is she, "So God Damned Negative!" You begin to understand how difficult her life has been by the way she treats her imaginary friends.
Link: Her grandpa is Hindi.

Crystal – (Already written).
Link: A little girl Lucy. She was her counselor at bible camp.

Finley Hilton
Who: Gay concierge in his 40's
Location: At the concierge desk in a Vegas hotel
Story: No relation to the Hotel Hilton's or maybe there is. Finley was raised in a trailer park he ran away to Vegas to reinvent himself. He has had every or tried to have every job under the sun there. His most cherished job was as a dresser for Celine (until the unfortunate accident) Now he is happy to be a concierge and share all he knows with tourists of Vegas. One unsuspecting tourists asks him about his life, his favorite subject.
Link: Crystal, or Luella Hickenbottem as he knew her. Left to reinvent herself and that is what inspired him to come to Vegas.

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• Compensation: $25 stipend plus royalties when performed

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