Two Plays About Aliens

By Stephen Schrum

The two short plays in this book deal with the topic of aliens--although they make only one true appearance. "Aliens! 3 Miles, Turn Left" is a monologue by a man who, one night, found aliens in his backyard, and reacted as many humans would--by killing them. But what to do with the bodies? Roadside show place! "Abducted!" is a one-act play about the investigation into the disappearance of two children, whose mother claims they were abducted by an alien spacecraft. The detective on the case doesn't quite believe it, and brings the mother in for questioning one more time. The plays are offered royalty free for anyone who wants to produce them or do readings of them (but let the author know so he can add the productions and readings to his resume).

• Language: English
• Publisher: Stephen Schrum
• Release date: Apr 23, 2013
• ISBN: 9781301233700

Stephen Schrum

Stephen A. Schrum, PhD, is a theatre director, performance poet, playwright, novelist, graphic novelist, virtual worlds theatre director, and Steampunk maker. Notable past RL (real life) productions include: Shakespeare’s Twelfth Night (set in 1995) and Macbeth (performed in a cyberpunk style); Moliere’s The Miser (done in period costume) and The Misanthrope (set in the era of Disco); Sarah Kane’s 4:48 Psychosis (utilizing both the Japanese dance-drama form Butoh and hallucinatory soundscapes that Schrum created). With the research area of “The Perception of Presence in Virtual Performance,” he has directed virtual productions of The Bacchae and Prometheus Bound in Second Life (SL). He began teaching with technology in 1993, and since then has been writing and presenting on the topic, including editing the book, Theatre in Cyberspace: Issues of Teaching, Acting and Directing (2000). More recently he has turned his attention to Transhumanism, with a side-detour into Steampunk. Stephen is also interested digital filmmaking; check out his work on his youtube channel.

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TWO PLAYS ABOUT ALIENS

By Stephen A. Schrum

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Copyright 2013 Stephen A. Schrum

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Aliens! 3 Miles, Turn Left Copyright 2004 Stephen A. Schrum

Abducted! Copyright 1995 Stephen A. Schrum

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Table of Contents

Foreward

Aliens! 3 Miles, Turn Left

Abducted!

Afterword

Foreword

The two plays contained in this volume represent a part of my Aliens! play cycle. Regrettably I have yet to finish the remaining two, but I still have the notes for them (and the one is still roiling around in my brain), so perhaps one of these years I will complete them.

The inspiration for Aliens! 3 Miles, Turn Left came from two sources: 1) an exploration of the question, What would happen if a regular guy encountered aliens in his backyard? and 2) a response to all those strange roadside showplaces I was seeing as I drove around Pennsylvania. Would I want to stop at a reptile farm? Probably not. But would