In What World?: Twelve Ten-Minute Plays: Jaunts Rather Off The Beaten Track

In What World, exactly, would you find...

Neptunians moving in next door and trying really hard to assimilate;

A couple on a first date accompanied by their cynical alter egos;

A woman with a checkered (to say the least) history with men, finally getting smart and purchasing a relationship warranty;

A character copping an attitude with the playwright who is trying to create him;

A handyman repair call so far and above any imaginable customer service experience that it might literally be out of this world; or

A chance meeting of two people on a park bench where pond water and tax shelters come up in the same sentence!

In what world? In the decidedly skewed world of playwright and actor, Al Benneian. These and six other ten-minute plays are featured in this hilarious, rousing, and sometimes poignant new collection off the beaten track. Each short play is ideal for staging by theatres with limited resources. All plays feature one set, two to four indelible characters, and no costume changes! All right! One play has six characters. In What World? is also perfect for acting classes and play discussion groups. Staging considerations aside, they're a blast to read!

About the Author
Benneian, Al: - Al Benneian first appeared onstage in 1976 playing the dying syphilitic son, Oswald, in Ibsen's Ghosts. He has enjoyed playing fun characters like that ever since! He received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Theatre from Rockford University and Master of Fine Arts in Theatre from Western Illinois University. In 1991, he co-founded The Arizona Shakespeare Festival which later spun off into the Southwest Shakespeare Company. To pay bills over the years, he has worked as a paralegal, high school English teacher, and retirement advisor. Since retiring from the corporate world, he has returned full throttle to acting and playwrighting. Along with this collection of short plays, Al has written two full-length plays, Disconnect and Inquietude. He and his wife, Sherry, live in Phoenix, Arizona.