The Wash

by Jonathan Dorf

Genre: Dark Comedy
Runtime: 9 - 12 mins
Cast: 1 female, 1 male

Synopsis: Daniel, a young homeless man, walks into the laundry room of a New York apartment building, where Judith, mid-twenties, does her laundry, just like she does every Friday night. He wears his laundry, just like he does every Friday night. Their ritual cat and mouse game, complete with a loaded gun in the hands of the "threatened" Judith, begins. But the rules change when the power goes out.

Notes: Suitable for advanced high school students or older. Unit or suggested set, minimal tech. Produced off-off-Broadway.