Freddie and Chuck confront one of the perennial mysteries of the company coffee station: how can the boss brew wonderful coffee but never leave behind the pods? Driven by Freddie’s ambition and Chuck’s compassion for toy animals, they must enter the boss’s office to find the answer. Once they go through that door, they come face-to-face with Blitzen the guard reindeer who holds the key to the knowledge they seek.
Keywords: Coffee. Surveillance culture. Reindeer. Bad boss.
Genre: Comedy, Absurd/Farce
Acts: 1
Run time: 28 minutes
Suitable for students 14+
Cast size: 3 actors
Male roles: 2
Female roles: 1
Casting notes: For BLITZEN – prerecorded, voice-over or live from off stage
BLITZEN is a toy reindeer that silently observes the goings-on in the boss’s office and only engages with FREDDIE and CHUCK when they inadvertently say her wake word “Blitzen.” Like the audience, FREDDIE and CHUCK are unaware that BLITZEN contains a camera, a microphone and the ability to record audio and video and transfer files to the company’s network Cloud storage. For stage purposes, a simple toy reindeer will do. CHUCK notices that BLITZEN’s eyes flash. If the effect can be created, it’s helpful but not critical as long as the actor “sees” BLITZEN’s eyes flash on cue. BLITZEN’s lines can be prerecorded and delivered on cue or simply spoken by an actor from an off-stage position with a mic.
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