SUPER Political Action Comedy

Friday, November 2, 2012

PAC VII "Obama-Ramas" vs "Mitts Twitts"

SUPER Political Action Comedy

"SUPER PAC"

A series of ten + minute plays

by Thomas M. Kelly & Seamus O'Shea.

Comments on the politics of the times:

Before and after the 2012 Elections in theatrical format.

Characters:

WHAMor: Wobble Head Assemblage & Marketing Creator and Lord of the world of Political Wobble Heads®™, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan(where ever Mitt Romney & Paul Ryan wobble they wobble backward or side to side weaving and bobbing), Bill Clinton, Beebee Netanyahu, Bella Abzug, JFK, FDR, LBJ, HST, Sir Winston, Teddy Roosevelt, Sarah Palin, Hilary Clinton, Harry Reid, Dickie Cheeeney, Joe Biden, Karl Rove, Anne Romney, Claire McCaskill, Clint Eastwood, Todd Akin. Gabriel Gomez, John Soltz, Rudy Giuliani, Stephanie Cutter, John Bolton, Reince Priebus, Jim DeMint, Bill Kristol, Donald Rumsfeld, John Huntsman, Liz Cheeeney, et cetera, et cetera, et cetera. (Any such as the establishment so chooses.)
(Premise:
Wobble Head Rules:
Wobble Heads have labels "Made in China" on their backside.
Wobble Heads do not walk, they wobble side to side, and turn in place by wobbling.
Only the head on all models of the Wobble Head moves. The arms and legs are rigidly placed by their sides.
Wobble Heads are created by The Wobble Head Assemblage and Marketing creator, "WHAMor" for short and staff of Wobble Head makers.
Set:
On a storage shelf labeled "Wobble Heads: Old and New" in the Wobble Head Warehouse Outlet.
No more than five actors on stage at one time. All other Wobble Heads do not speak unless spoken to.)

PACV VII: "Obama-Ramas" vs "Mitts Twitts"

(Wobble Heads® on stage: Barack Obama, Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, Hillary Clinton, Mitt Romney, Dickie Cheeeney, Donald Rumsfeld and Karl Rove.)

(Set: Rock Concert: "The WHAM FESTIVAL OF OLDIES". In the semi-darkness four Wobble Heads® are preparing to perform. 1950's Pop Music Artist: Mitt Romney and his "Mitt's Twitts", Dickie Cheney, Donnie Rumsfeld and Karl Rove are standing ready to perform. Off stage preparing to perform after "Mitts Twitts", Soul Music Artist: Barack Obama, and his "Obama-Ramas" Michelle Obama, Nancy Pelosi, and Hillary Clinton are off stage.

The following dialogue set begins in the semi-darkness.)

Mitt Romney

Mitt's Twitts, are you ready to blow this audience away?

Mitt's Twitts (In concert.)

Yes!

Mitt Romney

I can't hear you Mitt's Twitts. Are you ready to blow this audience away?

Mitt's Twitts (A little louder. Not much.)

Yes!

Mitt Romney

What's the matter with you twitts?

Dickie Cheeeney

Thanks to you and your uncontrolled mouth, Mitt, we don't have much of an audience, Mitt.

Mitt Romney (Searching the semi-darkness of the auditorium.)

Maybe you're right. It's awful dark out there. I don't hear them talking ... or breathing. Don't they know we're The '50's Mitt's Twitts, singing Pat Boone's hits. Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Paul Anka, Bobby Darin,,...

Karl Rove

The Greater Phoenix Tea Party Patriots group has pulled the plug on Pat Boone's Birther Bash due to inadequate ticket sales. We're doomed.

Donny Rumsfeld

That old school crooner maintains that Obama was born in Africa and has shown the world a photo-shopped fraud.

Dickie Cheeeney

He said he was in Kenya and everybody told him that Obama was born there. He thinks Obama is putting millions towards hiding all of his records and that experts claim his birth certificate a fake.

Mitt Romney

If that is what people want to believe, let them believe it. Meanwhile, we have a what do you call it?

Mitt's Twitts (In unison.)

A Gig.

Mitt Romney

Let's sing one of his old tunes to start.

Donnie Rumsfeld

I prefer Perry Como.

Karl Rove

No. No. No. Bobby Darin. A true Viking name.

Donnie Rumsfeld

I don't think Bobby was Norwegian, Karl.

Karl Rove

Of course he was. Darin. Stars always change their names, especially if Dybdahl is hard to pronounce.

Dickie Cheeeney

People are always mis-pronouncing my name. It's Cheeney. Not Chainey. After my last DUI I wanted to change my name to John Wayne.

Donnie Rumsfeld

Ride 'em cowboy, huh, Dickie?

Dickie Cheeeney

People who live in glass houses, shouldn't throw stones

Mitt Romney

OK, fellas! Let's do a little warm-up until the audience get's here. How about Eddy Fisher's "Oh, Mine Papa."?

Mitt's Twitts

NO! NO! NO!

Mitt Romney

What then?

Mitt's Twitts (In unison.)

Bobby Darin's Splish Splash! Perry Como's Hot Diggity, Dog Diggity, do what ya' do ta' me! NO! NO! NO! Paul Anka's You’re Having My Baby.

(Deafening silence.)

Mitt Romney

Who said that? I'm Mormon!

(Deafening silence. A bell rings and the storeroom lights go up revealing a set for a Rock Concert.)

Mitt Romney

Ah! Blinded by the light! (Mitt Romney shields his eyes until they become accustomed to the glare of the lights.)

Donnie Rumsfeld (Whispers aloud.)

Mitt. We have butts in seats. Look.

WHAMor (v.o.)

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the WHAM FESTIVAL OF OLDIES, featuring The 1950's Group Mitt's Twitts, singing the hits of Pat Boone, Eddie Fisher, Perry Como, Paul Anka, Bobby Darin...

Audience (v.o. prolonged.)

Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!

WHAMor (v.o.)

Ladies and gentlemen! Welcome to the WHAM FESTIVAL OF OLDIES,...

Audience (v.o. drowning out WHAMor.)

Boo! Boo! jeers, heckles Boo! Boo!

WHAMor (v.o.)

Please! Ladies and gentlemen! Let them be heard. Treat them as a warm-up act for the fabulous "Obama Ramas"!

Audience (v.o. prolonged cheers and stomping from Queen's "We are the champions".)

(v.o. Audience settles down.)

Mitt Romney (Hesitatingly.)

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen,...

Audience Member (v.o.)

Obama Rama!

Mitt Romney

Thank you, ladies and gentlemen, I use the terms lightly.

Audience Member (v.o.)

Boo! Boo! Boo! Boo!

Mitt's Twitts

What the hell are you doing, Mitt?

Mitt Romney

Obviously you want to be rude and crude so I'm gonna' give it right back at you. Thank you.

Audience (v.o.)

Cheers!

Mitt Romney

For our opening number we are going to do Don Cherry's Band of Gold. It's a symbolic piece for us because gold is what we are all about. Aren't we Mitt's Twitts?

Audience (v.o.)

Cheers!

Mitt Romney (Aside to Mitt's Twitts.)

By tomorrow Mitt's Twitts, this audience will have forgotten all about us. Let's throw some gold at 'em.

(Mitt's Twitts launch into v.o. of Don Cherry's Band of Gold with the audience booing and stomping. At the end of Mitt's Twitts' piece...)

WHAMor (v.o.)

Ladies and gentlemen! Let's put 'em together for The '50's Group, Mitt's Twitts and The WHAM FESTIVAL OF OLDIES.

Audience (v.o. prolonged.)

Cheers, jeers, heckles and boos.

(Mitt's Twitts launch into Tony Bennett's Rags to Riches.)

Audience (v.o. prolonged.)

Cheers, jeers, heckles and boos.

(Mitt's Twitts stop abruptly Tony Bennett's Rags to Riches and launch into Evis' (Let Me Be Your)Teddy Bear.)

Audience (v.o. prolonged.)

Cheers, jeers, heckles and boos.

(Mitt's Twitts stop abruptly Evis' (Let Me Be Your)Teddy Bear and launch into Buddy Holly's It Doesn’t Matter Any More.)

WHAMor (v.o.)

You're right Mitt's Twitts! It doesn’t matter any more!

A-a-a-a-and now! Ladies and gentlemen! The Crooner in Chief and the fabulous Obama Ramas.

(Mitt Romney and Mitts Twitts, Dickie Cheeeney Karl Rove Donnie Rumsfeld, struggle/wobble to get off the stage.)

Audience (v.o. Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!)

Barack Obama

Thank you ladies and gentlemen! Ya' know... Thank you ladies and gentlemen! Ya' know... I didn't ... I didn't get here on my own!

Audience (v.o.)

Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!

Barack Obama

Thank you ladies and gentlemen! Thank you!

Audience (v.o.)

Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!

Barack Obama

The road leading to this arena and the arena itself were subsidized by you, and me. American taxpayers....

Audience (v.o.)

Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!

(The Obama Ramas wobble forward.)

Barack Obama

I could not have made it this far! Ladies and gentlemen! Without my beautiful wife Michelle Obama and my back-up singers the "Obama Ramas"!

Ladies and gentlemen! Michelle Obama!

Barack Obama (Continues.)

Ladies and gentlemen! Nancy Pelosi!

Audience (v.o. Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!)

Barack Obama (Continues.)

Ladies and gentlemen! Hillary Clinton!

Barack Obama (Continues. v.o. Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!)

Ladies and gentlemen! The Obama Ramas!

(Barack Obama and the Obama Ramas launch into Al Green's Let's Stay Together.)

Audience (v.o. Cheers! Cheers! and more Cheers!)

(Lights down.)
END

The plays, posted here, are available for production. You may present these plays royalty free, but only with permission of Thomas M. Kelly, in writing. No performance of his or Seamus O'Shea's plays without first notifying Thomas M. Kelly or Seamus O'Shea. The play(s) may be produced, performed or read, before an audience, whether an admission fee is charged or not in a community theatre setting. The above is with the exception of professional theatres: Professional productions must receive a Professional Royalty Quote from Thomas M. Kelly at tddtheatre@aol.com OR Seamus O'Shea at seamus.oshea@ymail.com .

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Readers and Writers

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Playwrights! You are invited to participate in creating....

SUPER

Political Action Comedy:

"SUPER PAC"

Please submit a ten minute play for this series:

Commenting on the politics of our times.

Topics: Political issues of the day from anywhere in the world.

Characters:

WHAMor: (v. o.) Wobble Head Assemblage & Marketing Creator and Lord of the world of Political Wobble Heads®™.

Political figures of the day must be depicted as Wobble Heads.

Wobble Head Rules and restrictions: Wobble Heads do not walk, they wobble side to side, back and forth, and turn in place by wobbling.

Only the head on all models of the Wobble Head moves. The arms and legs are rigidly placed by their sides with the exception of Wobble Head Clint Eastwood, (see "What's with the chair, Mr. Eastwood?" in older posts here.)

Wobble Heads are created by The Wobble Head Assemblage and Marketing, "WHAM" or "WHAMor" for short and staff of Wobble Head makers.

Set:

Black box. A storage shelf labeled "Wobble Heads: Old and New" in the Wobble Head Warehouse Outlet.

Rules and regulations for submission and engagement:

Send only one ten (10) minute play per playwright to tddtheatre@aol.com .
There is no fee for script submission and no compensation to the playwright for the use of a script submitted.
All rights will remain with the playwright.
The play must have been written by the person making the submission.
A play that has had a production is acceptable.
A play that has been published is not acceptable.
The submission should be sent by email, with the play itself as a file attached to the email, in Microsoft Word (.doc) or Apple (.pages) and (.pdf).
The script can be no longer than 10 minutes.
The title page must include script info and playwright info (your name), contact info (your email address).
The script should be in "Super PAC" format (see blog script).
Plays that are longer than ten (10) minutes will be rejected immediately.
Plays can be from anybody, anywhere in the world, but must be predominantly in English (a few non-English words and/or phrases are acceptable, however translations must be noted immediately).
The SUPER Political Action Comedy, "SUPER PAC" selection decision is final and "SUPER PAC" reserves the right to select no plays from those submitted.
The selected play will be posted on the blog as soon as "SUPER PAC" has made it's decision.
The play must reflect today's political, national or global environment (liberal, moderate or conservative) in humorous, comedic, satirical, sarcastic manner, using pastiche, mockery, burlesque, caricature, lampoon, et cetera, to expose the truth.
The play should be a complete ten (10) minute play, not an excerpt from a longer work.
Do not send your bio, résumé and list of theater achievements. "Super PAC" just wants the script in it's initial phase. If your script is selected, "Super PAC" will ask for your bio, résumé and list of theater credits.
Submission to "SUPER PAC" constitutes your permission to be posted on SUPER PAC: SUPER Political Action Comedy blog (http://superpoliticalactioncomedy.blogspot.com/

Send only one ten (10) minute play per playwright to tddtheatre@aol.com .

Playwrights

If you would like to be a part of "Super PAC: Political Action Comedy" as a contributor or participant on this page or on the Thistle Dew Theatre Stage, please submit your ten to fifteen minute play to Tom at tddtheatre@aol.com . Requirements for every applicant. Find your own media headline or create your own one page (in play format) scenario such as Harry Reid vs. Mitch McConnel (the toad) or Hillary vs. Rush Limbaugh or Eric Cantor vs. Barack Obama in a situation found in the Washington Post, Mother Jones or Politico et cetera. Hope to hear from you soon.

Call for Submissions

The Unique

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Call for submissions:

Monologues & Poetry

for our "Poems, Pie and Prose Program".

We invite you to join the fun every Saturday morning at 10:00.

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Playwrights, Poets, & Novelists.

Our Workshop is often defined by what it is not: It does not require script memorization, props, costumes, or sets. All of what it is "not" makes our workshop a wonderful experience for the actors/readers and especially the audience. Space and time can be shrunk or stretched, fantastic worlds can be created, marvelous journeys can be enacted. The Thistle Dew Playwright's Workshop provides a laboratory setting for writers, actors and audiences to explore the limits of the creative expression, presentation and interpretation of a unique art form: playwriting. Our Workshop frees the performers and the audience from the physical limitations of conventional theater, letting the imagination soar. By one definition our workshop is a discussion group. By another, it is a factory. According to most lexicons it is a process by which a dramatic or comedic play is read, and by means of improvisation and intensive group discussion, aspects of the production, are explored

before formal rehearsals and final staging begin. To accomplish this we need seasoned actors, voice over specialists and readers to read, critique and present our plays, poems, novels, et cetera. We have many dialogues requiring different voices, accents, et cetera.

We may even convince you that you can write a monologue or a poem!

Even a three minute play!

You could be a part of a fun group. Come, enjoy the magic of Theater in the making!

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Thank you!

From Tom and the members of the

Thistle Dew Playwrights' Workshop

See you at the Thistle Dew Theatre, 1901 P Street, Downtown Sacramento,

Saturday morning at ten o'clock!

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