A VERY FUNNY MAN
By Brian E. Rochlin
LIGHTS UP ON A TABLE CENTER STAGE
A VERY FUNNY MAN ENTERS. HE IS WEARING A HALF MASK, AND A LONG COAT. HE TURNS TO THE AUDIENCE.
A VERY FUNNY MAN
I am a very funny man.
HE STANDS BEHIND THE TABLE, AND WITH SMALL GESTURES AMUSES THE AUDIENCE.
A NOT SO FUNNY MAN ENTERS, ALSO WEARING A LONG COAT. HE IS WEARING A FULL MASK.
A VERY FUNNY MAN
(to the new guy)
I am a very funny man.
LONG PAUSE AS THEY LOOK AT ONE ANOTHER
A NOT SO FUNNY MAN
I’m not.
THE VERY FUNNY MAN PULLS SOMETHING FROM HIS JACKET (IT’S A WIND-UP TOY, BUT WE DON’T KNOW THAT YET). HE FLASHES IT AT THE NOT SO FUNNY MAN, WHO IS NOT AMUSED.
A BEAT.
A VERY FUNNY MAN
I am a very funny man.
A NOT SO FUNNY MAN
No you’re not.
THE VERY FUNNY MAN RELEASES THE WIND UP TOYAND IT STARTS JUMPING ON THE TABLE. THE NOT SO FUNNY MAN PULLS A HAMMER FROM HIS JACKET AND METHODICALLY SMASHES THE TOY.
THE TWO MEN GLARE AT ONE ANOTHER.
A VERY FUNNY MAN
You are a very funny man.
A NOT SO FUNNY MAN
I try not to be.
STARE.
BLACKOUT
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"A VERY FUNNY MAN" debuted January 17, 2003, directed by Amy Lynn Pigott, performed by Eric Johnson, Brent Tinter.
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