© 2022 Stacey Lane
A Poodle More Beautiful
Synopsis Puddles, the poodle, has been falsely imprisoned at the pound or so the pompous puppy claims. Cellmate Scram, a streetwise mutt who has spent most of its life at the shelter, patiently puts up with Puddles’s prejudice against non-purebred dogs and overwhelming desire to be everyone’s favorite. After failing to catch the eye of a passerby, Puddles breaks down and admits that it was the last in its litter to be picked for a new home. Plus, the new home wasn’t as perfect as Puddles thought it should be. The pup rivaled with their cat and their toddler for their owners’ undivided attention. Scram tries to comfort Puddles, when they are interrupted by the arrival of Puddles’s family, joyful to claim their cherished runaway. Scram is astonished to learn that Puddles ran away from a loving home.
Production History LITE (Laugh Inspire Think Encourage) Showcase Cary and Morrisville, NC TILT Performance Group The Flip Side Finalist Austin, TX and Ground Floor Theatre Edmonds Driftwood Players Perspective: Festival of Shorts Edmonds, WA First Place Winner Edmonds Chamber of Commerce All-Chamber Conference Performance Edmonds, WA Acme Theater Productions New Works Winter Festival Finalist Maynard, MA Harper College On Broadway Summer Camp Palatine, IL Open Eye Theater Summer Shortcuts Margaretville, NY Theatre Quadra Production Quathiaski Cove, British Columbia, Canada Ivy Hawn Charter School Production Lake Helen, FL
Jennifer Price and Abby Price in A Poodle More Beautiful at Edmonds Driftwood Players in Edmonds, Washington. Directed by Paul Fleming. Produced by Carissa Meisner Smit. Photographer: Dale Sutton of Magic Photo.
Character Descriptions Puddles a poodle puppy Scram a mutt
Running Time: 10 minutes Set: cage at the pound or a bare stage (interior unit) Cast: 2 any gender Published by YouthPLAYS
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