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DNN—Definitely NOT the News

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A newsroom full of overconfident anchors and bewildered “experts” tries to deliver the day’s stories, and the result is a beautiful mess of make‑believe journalism.

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SKU: N/A Category: Plays Tags: 20-29 Minute Play, Comedy
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Bob Wilkins
40 minute comedy
2 men, 4 women, 2 either playing 28 characters (26 on stage plus 2 off-stage voices)

DNN—Definitely Not the News drops you into a broadcast where the anchors are winging it, the field reporters are barely hanging on, and the stories get stranger every time someone looks into the camera. Each sketch takes another swing at the idea of “hard‑hitting news,” only to land somewhere wonderfully absurd. From alien sightings to croquet showdowns to courtroom blunders, the show keeps the pace brisk and the surprises constant. It’s a playful send‑up of everything we expect from the nightly news—except accuracy.
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See Bob Wilkins’ other play, the popular At the Border.

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playwright

Bob Wilkins

genre

Comedy

run time

20-29 Minutes

men

Any

women

Any

royalty

$45 per performance

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9

theme

Fractured Fable, Theatre and Performing

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