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Michael Paslawski

Minnesota Playwright

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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?

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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.

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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?

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A Three Course Evening was originally produced by the Presentation School Drama Club in Maplewood, Minnesota on April 13-14, 2018.

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