DOORS
Theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Incipit
Five individuals find themselves in a waiting room coming from different doors, unaware of what and who is expecting them
on the other side.
As each character's story unfolds, the play challenges the perceptions and beliefs hiding behind their common world of illusion...
Soon on stage... stay tuned!
EGO
Theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Incipit
Ludicrous court case of a man who takes his EGO to court in order to obtain a permanent restraining order. The play is set in an imaginary courtroom
in the town of Pukkasbourgh, somewhere on our globalised planet. The characters on stage are the man himself, his lawyer, the EGO's lawyer, a courtroom clerk, an old judge, three witnesses and a five-person jury (formed by volunteers from the audience) who
will determine the final verdict, in favour or against the restraining order...
Soon on stage... stay tuned!
BLOOPERS
Theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
The most idiotic play ever written.
Incipit
Seven actors arrive at the theatre for an 8.00pm sharp rehearsal of a Molière play, but the director doesn't show up. They decide to begin rehearsing
anyway, get quickly bored and start to improvise short skits about several "bloopers" they find in the way we have organised our life in the Western World. Spanning from relationships, sex, the creation as explained by science and religion, to finance, politics
and old age...
Presentation Reading performed @ Alex Theatre ST.K directed by Mimmo Mangione, starring Alex Rouse, Anna Marais, Dominik Shields, Josh Massarotti, Katherine Innes, Renee Kypriotis, Ryan Stuart and Tim Williams... Saturday
1 June 2019
FLORENCE 0.9
Theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Incipit
Florence is a teenage girl whose life is shattered by her parents'
divorce. The number 0.9, as in software development, refers to "work in progress" made available as a Beta trial version not yet ready as 1.0 full release. Florence's ordeal begins with a sour turn in her parents' relationship, leading to their dramatic separation
and divorce. The play undresses three irremediably splintered lives, exposing the alternation of feel good moments with sad tugs to the heart...
Soon on stage... stay tuned!
THE
VOYAGE OUT
Theatre play in 3 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Incipit
The year 2084 return journey of the Orion spaceship to the Earth's colonies on Mars in a world of the foreseeable future,
where A.I. and digital corporations behind a world government run the planet. Every tech gadget's name is preceded by a lower case letter "i", and anyone involved in the World Cybgovernment by the word "cyb". A mysterious turmoil is agitating the settlers
in the colonies and riot experts, including four special women, are sent to Mars with separate briefs to investigate and report. Something unexpected is discovered, finally unveiling the secret hiding behind the mission... Are humans and robots heading for
a confrontation?
Soon on stage... stay tuned!
LIE (to and down)
Farcical theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Art costume design by Sunni
Palm.
Incipit
Jacky Thomson, an aged man, is summoned by Death before his funeral, engaging in a monologue/dialogue taking place before the ritual pick-up for the last social event. First and second
act delve in the old man’s life, recalling several moments, hopes, expectations, disillusions and the occasional lie (to) offered by society. Until an unexpected twist at the very end of the play effects the protocol leading to the last moment before
lying (down) forever...
Soon on stage... stay tuned!
ANTHEM
Theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Incipit
Five undercover individuals, operating a mobile pirate-broadcasting unit in the year 2 A.R. (After Rebirth), have an exceptional revelation to communicate to the world. Following a series of twists and turns, they find refuge in a safe house
hidden in the Uncharted Forest where they can finally disclose their message. A thought-provoking play depicting a possible end to the horrors that can happen to mankind if some recurrent disturbing social trends are projected into the future. In the
steps of Ayn Rand's 1937 brilliant foresight of a world run by a dystopian government... Will the world as we know it be no more?
Soon on stage... stay tuned!
THAT'S
A STUPID QUESTION
Theatre play in 2 acts by Pasquale M Palmieri
Incipit
Six individuals join an adult education night school in a class named “Wanna Change My Life” for personal enrichment
and furthering life skills. Clara, the ballerina tutor of the class, guides them through their choices questioning them about their present life and how they would like to change it. Every question will eventually lead each of the attendees to the understanding
of how the swap would impact their life, opening various possible outcomes with surprising results.
Soon on stage... stay tuned!