Age: Any
A Three Course Evening
A 10-minute comedy and two one-act comedies designed to be performed either individually or as one cohesive show
by
Michael Paslawski
Copyright 2018
Approximate total run time: 85 minutes
Characters: 40-44
18-female
8-male
14-18-flexible
The appetizer:
The Best Laid Plans
A 10-minute comedy
by
Michael Paslawski
Copyright 2018
Approximate total run time: 10 minutes
Characters: 12-16
2-female
10-14-flexible, mostly very small roles
Restaurateur Mary is burned out and has decided to take a well-deserved day off with her best friend, the free-spirited Carrie. Just a quiet, relaxing day for the two of them. But who is that ringing the doorbell?
First entrée:
A Date With My Sister
A one-act comedy
by
Michael Paslawski
Copyright 2018
Approximate total run time: 30 minutes
Characters: 11
4-female
5-male
2-flexible
At Mary's Restaurant, nice guy Matt agreed to go out on a blind date to help his best friend Steve. Unbeknownst to Matt, he was set up with his sister. Now the two siblings need to find a way to make it through the evening without letting on that they are related while tolerating a restaurant that isn't running smoothly.
Second entrée:
Kitchen Impossible!
A one-act comedy
by
Michael Paslawski
Copyright 2018
Approximate total run time: 45 minutes
Characters: 17
12-female
3-male
2-flexible
In Mary's dysfunctional kitchen, TV personality Irving Roberts surprises her restaurant with a production of his hit show, Kitchen Impossible, in which a struggling restaurant gets help in its kitchen to set them on the road to success. Is this kitchen beyond hope?
A Three Course Evening was originally produced by the Presentation School Drama Club in Maplewood, Minnesota on April 13-14, 2018.