{"id":68,"date":"1997-03-20T20:14:13","date_gmt":"1997-03-21T04:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.jeffcarl.com\/?p=68"},"modified":"2020-06-20T14:11:33","modified_gmt":"2020-06-20T21:11:33","slug":"odd-job-a-marginally-comic-play-in-one-act","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jeffcarl.com\/index.php\/1997\/03\/20\/odd-job-a-marginally-comic-play-in-one-act\/","title":{"rendered":"Odd Job: A Marginally Comic Play in One Act"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Odd Job<\/strong> was the first play I ever wrote, in 1996, at the behest of Emily Compton. I had just performed in a play in which the author had been at nearly every rehearsal and made a tremendous nuisance of himself, so I deliberately wrote the script to the play to minimize the author’s influence on how the director and cast would stage the play. As a result, Jen Nittoso and the rest of the bunch did a better job than I ever could have hoped for. They put all the songs to the tunes of “Jesus Christ, Superstar” which I had never seen and had no clue about, and it just turned out that the “songs” I wrote worked out that way and were hilarious to people who had seen the show.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I re-read this play recently, and I’m embarrassed by some of the cheesier jokes, but I still think it holds up well (even if some of the gags are oriented towards University of Richmond students at the time). To some extent, it exemplifies what I like out of comedic plays: an aim at solid comedy, with enough of a message to make you think about it between laughs. I’m very proud of it, and especially of the job (no pun intended) that the cast and crew did on it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

If you’re ever interested in performing this play, let me know<\/a>. The script is available for free, and I’m not much more expensive.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Players and Crew<\/em><\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Odd Job<\/strong>was first presented on March 20, 1997, at the George M. Modlin Center for the Fine Arts at the University of Richmond, with the following cast:<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Daniel F. Stackhouse<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Job\u2019s Wife (Zophar, Dr. Neibuhr, Melchior . . . . . . . . . . . . Blaike Rainie<\/p>\n\n\n\n

God (Bildad, Bart Lardball, Dancer) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Parker Otwell Roe<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Satan (Eliphaz, Messenger, Intern) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sarah Bruns Fox<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Directed by Jennifer Nittoso<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Scene Design by Amy Hills<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lighting Design by Katie Porter<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sound Design by Katherine J. Dunn<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Costume Design by Crystal Cheatham<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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