Snappy's Happy Half-Hour
by Don Zolidis

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Highlights

One Act 40 mins Present Day Bare Stage/Simple Set Contemporary Costumes/Street Clothes Comedy

Synopsis

When the disgruntled cast of Snappy's Happy Half Hour quits moments before a live broadcast, it's up to the techies to save the beloved children's television show.

Unfortunately, this eclectic group includes a megalomaniacal gaffer, a Hells Angel on work release, and a clinically-depressed boom operator.

Can they keep the smiles on their faces and their imaginations in gear?

Don't count on it.

Stay tuned for hilarity and mayhem when the people behind the scenes are forced to jump in front of them.

Characters

Character	Gender	Age	Description
Snappy The Happy Clown A happy, fanciful clown	—	—	A happy, fanciful clown
Mr. Conductor Man A train conductor	—	—	A train conductor
Henri The Mime A French mime	—	—	A French mime
Wally The Rabbit A person in a giant rabbit costume	—	—	A person in a giant rabbit costume
Ruffles The Dog A person in a dog outfit who also serves as the corporate spokesman for a certain brand of potato chips	—	—	A person in a dog outfit who also serves as the corporate spokesman for a certain brand of potato chips
Boo-Ba A bizarre purple creature	—	—	A bizarre purple creature
Spencer The supernaturally happy child star of the program	—	—	The supernaturally happy child star of the program
Josie Another supernaturally happy child, somewhat younger than Spencer	—	—	Another supernaturally happy child, somewhat younger than Spencer
Selena A Hispanic child	—	—	A Hispanic child
The Techies	—	—	—
Tank The gaffer, a Harley rider, (forced to play the parts of Wally the Rabbit and Henri the Mime)	—	—	The gaffer, a Harley rider, (forced to play the parts of Wally the Rabbit and Henri the Mime)
Drew The key grip, a megalomaniac (plays Mr. Conductor Man)	male	—	The key grip, a megalomaniac (plays Mr. Conductor Man)
Rachel The boom operator, depressed (forced to play Snappy the Happy Clown)	—	—	The boom operator, depressed (forced to play Snappy the Happy Clown)
Katie Lighting technician, scared out of her mind (forced to play Boo-Ba)	female	—	Lighting technician, scared out of her mind (forced to play Boo-Ba)
Gladys The camerawoman, has been doing this since black and white movies	—	—	The camerawoman, has been doing this since black and white movies
Other People	—	—	—
Luka The hard-edged producer of the show	—	—	The hard-edged producer of the show
Tracy The frazzled director	—	—	The frazzled director
Tyree The assistant to the director, just out of college	—	—	The assistant to the director, just out of college
Mazie A disturbed child pulled from the street All of the characters could be cast as either gender depending on the production‘s needs. Simply change the necessary pronouns and change the character‘s name as dictated in the script.	—	—	A disturbed child pulled from the street All of the characters could be cast as either gender depending on the production‘s needs. Simply change the necessary pronouns and change the character‘s name as dictated in the script.
The Cast Of The Show:	—	—	—