The Chinese Art of Placement
Play Description
A play with an absurdist edge, this 80-minute monologue explores the depths of human isolation with humor and poignancy. At its center is the hopelessly deluded, but eternally hopeful, Sparky, who seeks the perfect placement of his old wooden chair, as he desperately tries to reach out to all the “sad, apprehensive, isolated, wounded, suffering people” to let them know that “it's okay to be scared and isolated, it's normal to be scared and isolated” and they're not alone.
Production Info
Cast: 1 total (1 male)Full Length Comedy (about 80 minutes)
Minimal Set Requirements
Contemporary Costumes
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Press Quotes
“Stanley Rutherford’s THE CHINESE ART OF PLACEMENT … sustain[s] our tradition of nutty comedy. THE CHINESE ART OF PLACEMENT may be the best and most fully-rounded play for one actor I’ve ever come across, both funny and very moving. It provides a good education on several important topics, including feng shui, party-planning and espionage, and should provide an ideal vehicle for some loopy middle-aged actors.” —Howard Shalwitz, in his Introduction to Plays from Woolly Mammoth
Special Notes
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