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Atrocious Traditions

by Erica Griffin

Two One Act Plays

featuring:

INBRED

1 Male, 2 Females

Synopsis:Catch (30's), an aspiring musician, in playing in a cover band in Boulder City, Nevada. When a strange but beautiful, and very drunk young groupie named Alice (20's) brings him home to an off-road shack near the base of Hoover Dam, Catch suddenly finds himself caught in a strange reality... a reality where a mentally retarded girl named Daphne (20's) is routinely abused by her sister Alice in order to make sense of their parents incestuous love affair and double suicides. Catch faces his own insecurities as his passion for Alice fizzles and his compassion for Daphne grows.

INTACT

2 Males, 1 Female

Synopsis:Mavis (40's), an artist, has almost finished her nude portrait of Riot (20's), a model, in her Las Vegas garage/art studio, but has run into a problem now that he has disrobed completely. When she calls her son Lyle (20's), who works in the costume shop at UNLV, in for a second opinion, Lyle is instantly attracted to Riot. Of course Lyle hasn't taken his meds, and when Mavis wants to go out and celebrate with Riot, Lyle's attraction takes a fatal turn... he comes up with an artistic solution of his own.

*These plays can be produced on one simple set.

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Erica Griffin is one of those playwrights who can surprise you on every page. Her characters and dialogue are wholly unique. The humor is never forced, but always laugh out loud funny. The subjects she tackles in her writing might not be for absolutely everyone, but that's one of the things that makes her great. She's not afraid to tackle the taboo.