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Zombie Cream

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Margaret has either a wicked sense of humor or she is saving Ellen from becoming a zombie. Is this a joke?

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SKU: N/A Category: Plays Tags: 10 Minute Play, Comedy, Short Plays
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John McDonnell
10 minute comedy
3 women

Ellen Buxton is in the waiting room of her doctor, with an appointment to discuss some recent test results. A woman who’s also waiting strikes up a conversation and reveals a dark secret: the doctor is turning her patients into zombies! Ellen is startled, and not sure what to make of this incredible story. And before she can make up her mind, the doctor calls her in.

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About the Playwright:
John McDonnell’s plays have been featured at theaters in New Mexico, Alabama, Washington, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New Jersey. John founded The Playwrights’ Bridge, a theater workshop in Pennsylvania. He has also published 24 fiction ebooks. He raised four children and his hair turned gray, but to date there are no other ill effects.

See also John McDonnell’s other play, The Naked Truth.

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cast-size

3

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genre

Comedy

playwright

John McDonnell

women

3

run time

10 Minutes

royalty

$15 per performance

theme

Doctors, Halloween, The Supernatural

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