The Bruised Banana
a play by David T Douglas
Details
Length: 10 minutes
Genre: drama, romance
Cast: 1 man, 1 woman
Setting: empty or minimal stage with a small waste basket
Synopsis
Feeling dejected about his poor performance on a college exam, a paraplegic man races across campus toward his vehicle.
He yearns to hurry home and seclude himself in peace and quiet, but instead, he’s hindered by one impeding stranger after another.
Rapidly becoming overwhelmed with anger and resentment, he sees something that will change his life forever. He sees a bruised banana.
About the Play
In 2020, David rewrote his award-winning short story, “The Bruised Banana,”
into a two-person play, which was selected as 3rd Place (from over 800 submissions from 44 states and eight countries!) and produced at “The Seven,” an annual play festival,
presented by FUSION Theatre Company (Albuquerque, NM).
Production History
- October 30–November 1, 2020 – (filmed) world premiere production
December 11–13, 2020 – encore- The Seven: You Can’t Make This Up – FUSION Theatre Company (Albuquerque, NM)
CAST:
- BRUCE – Michael Samuel Kaplan
- ANNA – Angela Littleton
Directed by Laurie Thomas
Edited by Isaac Lipkowitz
Additional “Anna” Footage by Reinhard Lorenz (First Eye Films)
- The Seven: You Can’t Make This Up – FUSION Theatre Company (Albuquerque, NM)
