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Comic Potential
20 October @ 1:00 pm - 5:00 pm
Written By: Alan Ayckbourn
Creative Team: Directed by Greg Elliott
In the near future, former film maker Chandler ‘Chance’ Tate is directing a banal television soap. Actoids have replaced human actors and one, Jacie, appears to have a glitch as she keeps breaking into laughter. Filming is interrupted by high powered executive Carla Pepperbloom and the TV magnate Lester Trainsmith’s nephew Adam. Adam is a writer, a dying breed, and idolizes the work of Chance. When Adam is left in the studio, he runs an old Busker movie and Jacie begins to laugh. Adam begins to teach her the basics of comedy leading to Jacie doing a double-take when filming on the soap resumes. Initially sceptical, Chance talks to Adam about Jacie and the art of comedy and demonstrates her talent for the job. Clandestinely, the pair agree to work on a comedy film with Jacie. She is given freedom to improvise and under Chance’s tutelage begins to learn more.
The mute Leister Trainsmith arrives with Carla and Jacie’s comedy scene is shown. Carla tears it apart and Chance loses his temper. Carla continues to insist on changes and finds herself on the receiving end of a custard pie from Jacie. Lester laughs and approves the film but orders Jacie to be scrapped. Carla returns order the studio closed. Jacie initially doesn’t mind being scrapped but after she and Adam dance and kiss, she realizes she doesn’t want to ‘die’.
Adam and Jacie go on the run and check in at the Grand Hotel, go shopping and have a meal – with unforeseen results. Back in their room, Adam uses a Bible to teach Jacie to read. Unfortunately, Jacie has been tracked and Adam sends her a cheap ‘hotel’ to hide, although she is becoming increasing unstable and distressed as she begins to feel real emotions. Adam returns but is stabbed by a pimp who believes Jacie is a prostitute. Jacie over-powers him, but distraught that Adam has been injured, she returns to the studio.
At the studio, Carla is revealed to leaked Jacie’s story to the press and Lester proves not to be a mute, firing Carla. He offers Jacie Carla’s job, but Jacie is still confused and decides to be scrapped. Adam returns from the hospital and is given bad news by Chance. As he mourns his loss, Jacie appears and admits she couldn’t go through with being scrapped. The lovers are reunited, but Jacie looks set to be harder taskmaster than Carla in her new role….
Information Session:
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Date: | 20/10/2024 |
Time From – Time to: | 1.00pm – 5.00pm |
Character Descriptions #:0 | |
Role Name: | All roles are available |
Gender: | Undefined |
Stage Age: | |
Role Information: | JCF 31333 Jacie Triplethree 20’s – 30’s. Jacie is an android (actoid) who laughs at one of the errors another actoid makes; she is not meant to be able to do sets her apart from other actoids. Jacie is witty and clever and physically strong. She has unique qualities. Adam Tainsmith Chandler Lester Trainsmith Marmion Prim Spring, programmer. Trudi Floote, technician. Carla Pepperbloom, company director Doctor Actoid Son Actoid Mother Actoid Marmion, voice of Lester Trainsmith Hotel Desk Clerk Waiter 1 Waiter 2 Man in Dress Shop. Girl in Dress Shop. Dress Shop Assistant. Prostitute Turkey Farmer – Adam’s TV Plot Farmer’s wife – Adam’s TV Plot Most small roles can be doubled up for a smaller cast. |
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