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Up and Down

$5.00 – $35.00Price range: $5.00 through $35.00

What happens when two people get trapped in an elevator? Find out in this delightful comedy about anxiety, anger, and connecting. Fun and very easy to stage!

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Douglas Campbell
1 man, 1 woman
10 minute comedy

About the play: What happens when two people get trapped in an elevator? Find out in this delightful comedy about anxiety, anger, and connecting*. Fun and very easy to stage!

Stage this show with The Complaint Department for a really fun production!

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About the Playwright: Douglas Campbell, author of the popular Who Shot Fred? and Head First or Feet First?, enjoys acting, playwriting, creating comedy material, and teaching. He always carries his mobile phone with him just in case he gets stuck in an elevator!

*PS They end up just fine!

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playwright

Douglas Campbell

genre

Comedy

run time

10 Minutes

men

1

women

1

royalty

$15 per performance

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Perusal Script – Digital, Perusal Script – Hard Copy, Production Script – License to Copy, Production Script – Hard Copy, Classroom Script – License to Copy, Royalty per Performance, Streaming License

cast-size

2

theme

In an Elevator

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