A Quintessential Evening: Five Short Plays by Felix Racelis
ISBN #1-933159-84-7
#2007-0002
In this collection are:
WOOF: Chet is an eccentric retired widower whose closest companion is a dog hand puppet. Lack of work has forced his grown daughter, Lainie, to move back home and regroup. But today, with the help of his puppet, Chet musters the courage to confront his daughter about her dubious web based sex surrogate business
Characters
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CHET: Late 70s, retired widower, daft, withdrawn. He wears pajamas, an old bathrobe and slippers.
- LAINIE: 40s, neurotic live-at-home daughter of Chet. She is dressed comfortably, but smartly.
Setting
Morning. The present. The kitchen of Chet’s suburban home. A small kitchen
table with two chairs sits center.
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UNCOMMON THREADS: Wary of a snobbish museum staffer’s motives, an African-American retiree withdraws her quilt submission until she discovers they have more in common than just their ethnicity.
Characters
- FELICIA SIMPSON: Articulate, well-educated African-American woman in her 40s. She is smartly dressed in a two-piece designer suit.
- GRACE JOHNSON: Warm hearted African-American woman in her 70s. She is attired like a grandmother—simple dress, large overcoat and a handbag.
Setting
Morning. The present.
The gallery of a museum in a large Southern city. If budget permits, several
pedestals with objects d’art, one of which is a small statue of the baby Jesus.
Otherwise, a pedestal or two, or hanging artwork, can suggest the museum
setting.
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POST-MATINEE TRISTESSE: A flamboyant academic pulls out all the stops attempting to hold on to a young waiter with a mind of his own.Characters
- JON: Gay male intellectual, late ‘40s/early ‘50s, articulate, flamboyant. He dresses conservatively, shirt and slacks. He looks the part of a slumming academic.
- EDWARD: Bisexual male, 20s, intense, self-righteous. Works as Café waiter. He is dressed in a white shirt, waiter’s apron—not too formal.
Setting
Mid-afternoon. The present. A sidewalk café with several small tables and chairs.
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Characters
- AMY: Woman who transitions from her ‘40s back to her ‘20s
- FRANK: Man who transitions from his ‘30s to his ‘20s
- JIMMY: Boy who transitions from a teenager back to a young boy.
Setting
Exterior of a typical California bungalow, the standard home of millions of transplants
seeking the California dream. The house opens onto a wide, inviting porch. Three short scenes take place in 2006, then 1999, then 1991, or through a
similar range of dates, i.e., the present year, seven years prior, fifteen years prior.
(NOTE: Slight, unobtrusive set changes or additions can be made, along with costume
alterations to indicate different years matching the scenes.)
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SHHH!: Neurotic library clerk Barry has a crush on co-worker Leslie, who, in turn, is enamored of a macho biker. Barry tries to entice Leslie into a date, with hilarious results.Characters
- BARRY: Neurotic library clerk/graduate student in his early ‘30s. He wears a long-sleeved shirt (top 2 buttons unbuttoned) and casual slacks.
- LESLIE: Library clerk in her early 30s; alternately forceful and grossly insecure. She wears a sexy blouse or top that reveals her neck and shoulders. She sports a tattoo on her shoulder.
Setting
Late Friday afternoon. The present.
A narrow aisle in a library lined by two tall bookshelves. A large, old-fashioned desk fan
sits on one of the shelves at shoulder level. At minimum, bookshelves lined with books; if
possible, a circulation counter decorated with literacy posters.
Author Biography
Felix Racelis is an award-winning playwright and screenwriter residing in Los Angeles. Ten of his one-act plays have been produced in Los Angeles, New York, and San Francisco. His play, Uncommon Threads, won First Place in Fire Rose Productions’ First Ten-Minute Play Festival and his one-act Forever Fog was a finalist in Theatre Forty’s One-Act Play Contest. He is an M.F.A. graduate of UCLA’s Film & TV Department and a Nicholl Screenwriting Competition Quarter-Finalist for his script, The Good Life. Felix co-wrote and co-produced Giovanni, a short film, which was a finalist in the 2005 Hollywood DV Festival.
Felix was one of the writers and producers of the evening of short plays, "Tales from Hollywood Boulevard," which was favorably reviewed and enjoyed a successful May 2005 run at the Actor’s Playpen in Los Angeles.
Felix has written plays which explore the Filipino-American and Asian-American experience. He is a member of the Playwrights Connection, Los Angeles, a former member of East West Players’ Literary Committee and an alumnus of East West’s David Henry Hwang Writers Institute. Felix is currently working on Manimal Crackers, a one-act which will be produced at Theatre-Studio, Inc. in New York City.
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