{"id":18729,"date":"2023-04-27T11:53:47","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T11:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18729"},"modified":"2025-01-18T16:56:09","modified_gmt":"2025-01-18T16:56:09","slug":"the-store-a-short-comedy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=18729","title":{"rendered":"The Store \u2022 A Short Comedy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>by <a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/?p=17859\"><strong>Travis G. Baker<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The Store is the place where locals gather for a coffee, groceries, gossip and pumpkin-chocolate chip cookies. When a tech genius from away brings AI to the town, shenanigans ensue!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PLAY DETAILS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><strong>Cast: <\/strong><\/strong><b>3m, 3w, 1 either<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li><b>KENNY<\/b> \u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(65-75) A curmudgeon<\/li>\n<li><b>ADAM<\/b> \u2014<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>(63-73) \u2014 A friend<\/li>\n<li><b>BEVERLY<\/b> \u2014 (60-80) \u2014 Owner of the Store<\/li>\n<li><b>MOLLY<\/b> \u2014 (30-50) \u2014 A farmer<\/li>\n<li><b>ROSUM<\/b> \u2014 (55-65) \u2014 An inventor<\/li>\n<li><b>THERESA<\/b> \u2014 (27-40) \u2014 An assistant<\/li>\n<li><b>THE BOX<\/b> \u2014 A box. (ITs voice)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Setting: 1 interior<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Costumes: Contemporary<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>About 10 minutes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>ORDER #3366<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><strong>PERUSAL MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/The-Store-PERUSAL-3366.pdf\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-18790\" 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 AND PRODUCTION MATERIALS:<\/strong><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Script in PDF format<\/strong>\u00a0 &#8212; Order <strong>#<b>3366<\/b>a : $10.00<\/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=\"BS482MYYN69CL\" \/><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>3366<\/b>d : $10.00<\/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=\"22LJ84NKJ2CYU\" \/><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>3366<\/b>e : $10.00<\/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=\"AVGQWJRYV4QWJ\" \/><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><a href=\"mailto:cmichaelperry53@gmail.com\"><strong>EMAIL<\/strong><\/a> 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 STORE<\/b><\/p>\n<p>A 10-minute play by<br \/>\n<b><i>Travis G. Baker<\/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<i>The Store <\/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 style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Maine Playwrights Festival, Acorn Productions, Portland, ME &#8212; 2019<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\">An Evening of One-Acts, Belfast Maskers, Belfast, ME &#8212; 2021<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>AI meets rural Maine<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"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":[711,709,712,275,5,3,710,716],"tags":[632,88,110,823,322,134,218],"class_list":["post-18729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-college-university-theatre","category-community-theatre","category-high-school-theatre","category-intergenerational-theatre","category-latest","category-new-releases","category-professional-theatre","category-senior-theatre","tag-artificial-intelligence","tag-comedy","tag-contemporary","tag-downhome","tag-maine","tag-short-plays","tag-strong-female-cast"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6fXeh-4S5","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18729","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=18729"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18729\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":21831,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18729\/revisions\/21831"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=18729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=18729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/leicesterbaytheatricals.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=18729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}