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Even Hitler Wrote a Book by Michael Vukadinovich

#2005-0015

ISBN #1-933159-11-1

Cast Requirements: 3M/3W

	NICOLE: A woman in her early 20s; sensitive and caring
	SEBASTIAN: Nicole's friend. A man in his early 20s; analytical; removed; slow; dim-witted
	JAMES: Nicole's friend. A man in his early 20s; nervous; tense; lacking confidence
	SUSAN: A woman in her late 50s; caring; kind; unassuming
	MEYER: A man in his late 50s; blunt; rude
	DEVIN: Meyer's daughter. A teenage girl wearing torn clothes and black make-up; a punk; craves attention

Plot Summary
Time: The present
Place: A funeral parlor
Setting: A somber room, center stage is a casket with a few rows of chairs behind it.

Even Hitler Wrote a book is a comedy involving three young actors (Nicole, James and Sebastian) who practice their acting skill by giving monologues to actual dead bodies before open-casket funerals. At this particular funeral, they draw a mustache on the corpse (Oscar) with make-up after arguing whether or not he look likes Hitler. When the makeup doesn’t come off and the widow (Susan) enters they are forced to act their way out of the situation. The task becomes increasingly harder as they learn that Susan is Jewish and Oscar’s brother (Meyer), and his daughter (Devin) enter. After a fight over the inheritance money, a discussion on self-circumcision and singing the Oscar Meyer song, Nicole, James and Sebastian all become a larger part of Susan’s life than they ever planned.

Properties List

	A Caskett
	Folding Chairs
	Flowers
	Red Handerchief (Nicole)
	Compact of Makeup (Nicole)
	Pack of Cigarettes (Susan)

Costume Plot

Current day. Costumes are left to the discretion of the director.

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"Hilarious...delightfully witty and entertaining." - Jean-Marie Venturini,
Los Angeles Loyolan

"Very enjoyable to watch..."
- Sarah Romanowski,
Los Angeles Loyolan

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$20/package +
$30/performance royalty

MVukadinovich.jpg (41868 bytes) Author Biography

Michael Vukadinovich is currently working on his MFA degree in playwriting at UCLA. His work has been produced by the Del rey Players and The Eclectic Company Theatre in Los Angeles and his full-length play Misconceptions was published by Eldridge Publishing Company in December 2004. He is the winner of two Loyola Marymount University playwriting awards. He works for Red Hen Press where he designs books.