The Head that Wouldn't Die!

The Head that Wouldn't Die!

Infobox Play
name = The Head that Wouldn't Die!


caption = Marquee Poster by TBA Theatre
writer = Rand Higbee
characters = Janice Arden Penny Taylor Glen Logan Luke Lacombe Flora March Pete Verdon B7
setting = April, 1958
premiere = July 5, 2008
place = Anchorage, Alaska, USA
genre = Comedy

"The Head that Wouldn't Die!" by playwright Rand Higbee, is a tongue-in-cheek send-up of the 1940-1960's sci-fi/horror genre in American cinema. The plot revolves around the four archetypes: two female - the brain and the beauty; and two male - the jock and the nerd.

Characters

*Janice Arden: The brain - a scientist determined to cure her migraines.
*Penny Taylor: The beauty - Janice's roommate and comic foil.
*Glen Logan: The Jock - the typical good-looking frat-boy with a head for jokes.
*Luke Lacombe: The Nerd - a daydreaming scientist who spends too much time looking for UFOs.

Other characters:
*Flora March: The nosy neighbor looking for her next bowling fix.
*Pete Verdon: The detective who is determined to crack the mystery.
*B7: A robot.

tagings

"The Head that Wouldn't Die!" was first work-shopped by the Ames Dinner Theatre out of Ellsworth, Wisconsin.Citation |date=2008-08-19 |title=Ames Dinner Theatre
url=http://www.amesdinnertheatre.com |accessdate=2008-08-19 ]

After some additional script-work and a reading at the 14th Annual "Last Frontier Theatre Conference" in Valdez, Alaska, the play was staged for a single performance at the conference the following year. Citation |date=2006-06-30 |title=Play Lab Cast Lists |periodical=Program to the Fourteenth Annual Last Frontier Theatre Conference |publisher=Last Frontier Theatre Conference |pages=19 |url=http://www.pwscc.edu/conference/2006/Readable%20Program.pdf |accessdate=2008-08-10 ] Based on the audience reaction, the play was selected for a run at Cyrano's Off-Center Playhouse to an Anchorage, Alaska audience in 2008. Citation |last=Nolan |first=Maia |date=2008-07-08 |accessdate=2008-08-10 |title=Sci-fi send-up sweetens summer stage scene with laughs |periodical=Anchorage Daily News |publisher =The McClatchy Company |url=http://www.adn.com/play/arts/reviews/story/458457.html ]

Additional Information

The play was submitted in 2008 to Cheshire Comedy Publishing's play-writing contest "The Funniest Play on Earth" where it was chosen as one of eight finalists. cite web | url=http://www.cheshirecomedy.com/lobby/viewtopic.php?t=32 |title=Funniest Play on Earth |work=Cheshire Comedy Publishing |date=2006-07-01 |accessdate=2008-07-29] At this time, the winners have not been chosen.

Media

- Marquee Poster for "The Head that Wouldn't Die!"

References

Further reading

* cite interview |last=Lamar |first=Lindsay |last2=DeLaney |first2=Elle |interviewer=Mark Muro |cointerviewers=Jean Paal
title=The Head That Wouldn’t Die |url=http://kska.org/2008/07/04/stage-talk-the-head-that-wouldnt-die/
format=Audio |program=Stage Talk |callsign=KSKA |date=2008-07-04 |accessdate=2008-08-10

External links

* cite web | url=http://www.cyranos.org/HeadWouldntDie.php |title=Coming Attractions |work=Cyrano's Off-Center Playhouse
date=2006-07-01 |accessdate=2008-07-29
* cite web | url=http://rsable.deviantart.com/art/May-Cause-Lycanthropy-91873052 | title=May Cause Lycanthropy | work=RSable's photos
date=2008-07-16 | accessdate=2008-08-26


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