Hidden in This Picture

Hidden in This Picture

Hidden in This Picture is a one-act play by Emmy Award-winning playwright Aaron Sorkin. It consists of a single scene with four male characters, and the rights are controlled by Samuel French, Inc.

The plot concerns Robert and Jeff, two old friends who are taking their theater partnership (Jeff writes the plays, Robert directs them) to the big screen in their first-ever film. They've saved filming the final and most important scene of their movie for last; a complicated outdoor sequence involving hundreds of extras portraying disillusioned marines jogging at sunset. All is going seemingly well, until suddenly yet slowly, three cows walk directly into the shot. In response to this, some colorful language is exchanged. After some deep contemplation of whether or not one could feasibly find cows on a marine compound, let alone in Guam at all, Robert has somewhat of a mental breakdown as the sun continues to set "seemingly faster than it's ever set before". This causes Robert and Jeff to question their work, their relationship, the artistic health of contemporary filmmaking, and the ethics of shooting cows with firearms.

The other two roles involve a hard-nosed manager (Rueben) and a geeky Production Assistant (Craig).


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