Funny Shorts
by Billy Aronson

This collection includes 15 comic one-acts: REUNIONS, THE NEWS, LITTLE DUCK, IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT, NIGHT RULES, LIGHT YEARS, LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD, NEGOTIATION, GUILT, BLEEP THIS BLEEP, OF TWO MINDS, BEATLES FOREVER, AT THE BEACH, FREE WILL, and COMPLETE UNKNOWNS.

REUNIONS: Graduates return to show off the incredible things they've become.

THE NEWS: Karen has some really weird news.

As people realize what it is they start acting really weird.

LITTLE DUCK: A children's television company blends sweetness with sadism.

IN THE MIDDLE OF THE NIGHT: What begins as a romantic rendezvous between two college students turns into something else entirely when the boy's mother visits, and a terrible truth is revealed.

NIGHT RULES: Young parents battle the forces of darkness.

LITTLE RED RIDING HOOD: The classic fairytale, thoroughly bastardized.

NEGOTIATION: An employer and a freelancer try to settle on a fee, and a job, and a species.

GUILT: Someone is guilty of something.

BLEEP THIS BLEEP: Four people who seem to be in a reality show seem to share certain basic values until they seem to start strangling one another.

OF TWO MINDS: A mother and her teenage daughter become involved with the same man.

BEATLES FOREVER: Four female fans have a ticket to ride with The Beatles.

AT THE BEACH: Mid-life love.

FREE WILL: Eight iconic characters from different Shakespeare plays wind up on an island.

Comedy/tragedy/romance ensues.

COMPLETE UNKNOWNS: Ellen has written a play.

Molly intends to produce it.