{"id":18398,"date":"2023-03-30T17:02:05","date_gmt":"2023-03-30T17:02:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18398"},"modified":"2025-01-18T17:17:08","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T17:17:08","slug":"m-a-k-e-r-a-short-play","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18398","title":{"rendered":"THE M.A.K.E.R. \u2022 a short play"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=9103\"><strong>James Arrington<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The idea of a beneficent Genie that can bring you whatever you ask is an age-old story.\u00a0 Can A.I. or technology be pushed that far?\u00a0 Stevereeno Adamson, a childish and demanding trillionaire, is about to find out having bought for himself The M.A.K.E.R., a robot to do just that. However, rather than finding his looked-for Happiness, Stevereeno is placed in one comical and\/or ridiculous situation after another until he must find his own way to happiness.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><span class=\"s1\"><b>CHARACTERS \u2014 5m, 1f, 2 either<\/b><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><b>ELLSWORTH<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014 <\/b> A middle-aged Blue-Collar Worker (m)<\/li>\n<li><b>SPROCKETS<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>A younger Blue-Collar Worker (m)<\/li>\n<li><b>ROBOT #1 <\/b> \u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>In a futuristic robot uniform (m or f)<\/li>\n<li><b>ROBOT #2<\/b><span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(See above, non-speaking role) (m or f)<\/li>\n<li><b>STEVEREENO ADAMSON<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014 <\/b> Master corporate head, short, childish and demanding (m)<\/li>\n<li><b>THE M.A.K.E.R. \u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>voiced by an offstage actor on mic &#8211; live only (m or f)<\/li>\n<li><b>GIRL<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>\u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>attractive, should also play the <b>PSYCHOANLYST<\/b> (f)<\/li>\n<li><b>DON JUAN \u2013\u2013<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span><\/b>DON JUAN (m)<\/li>\n<li><b>ZORRO<\/b> \u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>ZORRO (m)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>About 40 minutes<\/li>\n<li>Futuristic setting and costumes<\/li>\n<li><b>ORDER #3357<\/b><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MAKER-PERUSAL-2023-4-10-3357.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-18790 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Perusal-Script-300x94.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"211\" height=\"66\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>REHEARSAL MATERIALS AVAILABLE\u00a0<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Script in PDF format<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8212; Order <strong>#<b>3357<\/b>a : $15.00<\/strong> (will be sent to you by email, from which you will be authorized to make copies for your production)<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"GV7FYZNM9BRYU\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>First Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order <strong>#<b>3357<\/b>d : $25.00<\/strong> (for the first or only performance)<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"TEYEVTVD4EAPQ\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Second Performance Amateur\/Educational Royalty<\/strong> &#8212; Order <strong>#<b>3357<\/b>e : $20.00<\/strong> (For each successive performance)<br \/>\n<form action=\"https:\/\/www.paypal.com\/cgi-bin\/webscr\" method=\"post\" target=\"paypal\"><input name=\"cmd\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"_s-xclick\" \/><br \/>\n<input name=\"hosted_button_id\" type=\"hidden\" value=\"FAT4TR4ZJW5JW\" \/><br \/>\n<input alt=\"PayPal - The safer, easier way to pay online!\" name=\"submit\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/btn\/btn_cart_LG.gif\" type=\"image\" \/><br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.paypalobjects.com\/en_US\/i\/scr\/pixel.gif\" alt=\"\" width=\"1\" height=\"1\" border=\"0\" \/><\/form>\n<\/li>\n<li>Professional Royalties will be quoted upon <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?page_id=6558\"><strong>licensing application<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong><a href=\"mailto:\/\/cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\">EMAIL<\/a><\/strong> us for rights and information. Be sure to give us anticipated performance dates and the address of your group and, if different, your theatre. Please also include a contact name and phone number.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2>BILLING CREDITS:<\/h2>\n<p>The following is how the credits should read in all programs, posters, fliers, handbills and other promotional advertising for the show:<\/p>\n<p><b>THE M.A.K.E.R.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>An Hysterical Allegory<\/p>\n<p>by<br \/>\n<b><i>James Arrington<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n<p>NOTE: The names of the Playwright(s), Composer, Lyricist, and Bookwriter shall be equal in size, type, coloring, boldness, and prominence. No billing shall appear in type larger or more prominent than the billing to the Authors except for the title of the play. (In a press release all type, will of course, be the same size.)<\/p>\n<p>ALSO:<\/p>\n<p>THIS NOTICE MUST APPEAR IN ALL PROGRAMS, ON ALL POSTERS AND PUBLICITY MATERIALS AND INTERNET ADVERTISING\/WEBPAGES FOR THE PLAY:<br \/>\n\u201c<em>THE<\/em> <i>M.A.K.E.R. <\/i>is presented through special arrangement with Premi\u00e9re Theatrical Licensing on behalf of Leicester Bay Theatricals.\u00a0 All authorized materials are also supplied by LBT, www.leicesterbaytheatricals.com\u201d<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PRODUCTIONS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>PREMIERED: Utah Valley University &#8212; Short Attention-Span Theatre<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">from the catalog of<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cropped-LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9915 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/cropped-LBT-logo-Large-1x1-5-1-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"167\" height=\"208\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>by James Arrington The idea of a beneficent Genie that can bring you whatever you ask is an age-old story.\u00a0 Can A.I.<\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a class=\"myButt \" href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18398\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":18687,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[715,711,709,276,5,3],"tags":[814,436,631,354],"class_list":["post-18398","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-church-theatre","category-college-university-theatre","category-community-theatre","category-family-theatre","category-latest","category-new-releases","tag-allegory","tag-christian","tag-futuristic","tag-ten-minute-plays"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6fXeh-4MK","jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/MAKER-LOGO.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18398","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=18398"}],"version-history":[{"count":7,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18398\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21837,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18398\/revisions\/21837"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/18687"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18398"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18398"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18398"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}