Challenge 17 – Due 18/02 at 09:59:59am GMT
Let’s be super duper strict. Below are the rules for your play:
- You must have 4 characters in the play – and the gender for 3 of them must be undefined! You can add two more – but only if they are not human.
- One of the characters plays the banjo – really badly, and one character only speaks in rhyming couplets (can be the same if you like).
- There must be a minimum of 3 pauses in the play, one of them must be a super long pause (think Pinter to the power of Pinter).
- One of the characters has had relations with everybody else in the play (as well as characters that are mentioned but not seen).
- Every line of dialogue must have one of the following: either 7 words, 12 words, 22 words, 29 words, 56 words or 99 words (you can punctuate as you like).
- The play will contain three acts/scenes, but you can add one more if it’s a dream.
- At some point, everybody on stage falls down to the ground.
- Each scene/act must contain one person being told off for shouting (even though they didn’t shout), and another person revealing a big secret (even though it may not be true).
- Each scene/act must have at least 10 lines of dialogue and 10 lines of actions.
- Oh – and you must pick one letter of the alphabet (not Q, X or Z) for each character (each one can have a different one or the same) that they are not allowed to use in their dialogue at all.
If you aren’t sure you understand any of the rules – go with what you think they mean.
And again, with this being a weekend task – your only bonus is to be happy with the result.
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