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Double D
A Short Play
By Jim Dalglish
Mary is on her way to her impossibly thin step-sister’s engagement party, when she has a shoe emergency. Where the hell will she be able to find a pair of 12 Double E pumps at this time of night?
"Feel the power? The thrill of 3-inch spikes. There’s a reason they’re called spikes, Mary. Because they’re weapons. Like two 45 Caliber pistols strapped to each ankle. Power, Mary. Power." - Nigel
Publication
The Best Ten-Minute Plays (2 Actors) 2006; Smith and Kraus Books
Awards
Audience Choice Award, the Turnip Play Festival; The Globe Theater, New York, 2006
Double D was published in Smith & Krause's Best Play... series of 2006.
Characters
Nigel - Effeminate gay man of a certain age. (Late 50s) Tall with nimble fingers.
Mary - Big girl with big bones. 30s-40s. She has enormous feet.
Setting
N & N Women’s Shoes -- a rather old and slightly shabby shoe store on a forgotten side street of Manhattan.
Time
Tonight. 8:56 pm
Length
14 mins.
Type
Comedy / Drama
Audience Choice Award, Turnip Theater Company, 2006.
Themes
Self-esteem; Drag queens; larger than average women; retelling of fairy tales.
Acting Class Scenes
Dialog: Male and Female; entire play.
Script Completed
2005
Production History
Turnip Play Festival; The Globe Theater, New York, 2006 (Full Production)
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