The Voyage of the Carcass (full-length)
by Dan O'brien
Synopsis
Bo'sun Smythe is dead.
Trapped in the ice at the North Pole, only three members of the doomed Carcass crew remain: Bane Barrington, buffoonish explorer; Ship's Chaplain Kane, a rector in drag; and Israel, their mute Canadian first mate.
Will they make it home alive?
First, they'll take a five-minute break, and explore themselves, their roles, and their predicament as the actors Bill, a struggling mime; his wife Helen, erstwhile actress; and Dan, the passive-aggressive puppet-master, i.e. the writer of this play.
Weaving commedia dell'arte with theatre verite, The Voyage of the Carcass is a play about dreams, and the aftermath.
(A one-act version of this play is also available.)
Publication
The Voyage of the Carcass (full-length) is a comedy play written by Dan O'brien and published by Playscripts.
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