Conversations with Dudley Dewlap: Audio Theater Scripts on the World from a Lizard Point of View

By Elaine A. Powers

Conversations with Dudley Dewlap: the World from a Lizard Point of View is a collection of short comedy, small cast, audio scripts. Most roles are gender neutral. The primary characters are talk show hosts who discuss various amusing topics. The scripts can be combined or used individually. Additional cast can be used for the sound effects. Along with being entertaining and family friendly, many of the scripts are also educational. The scripts are amenable to radio theater, readers’ theater, or may be adapted for stage. Approximate running times vary with each script, ranging from 5-20 minutes.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Elaine A. Powers
• Release date: Oct 22, 2014
• ISBN: 9781370818730

Elaine A. Powers

I’m a native of Peoria, IL. I enjoyed the opportunity to grow up in the theater community made famous during vaudeville days: "will it play in Peoria? During my life, I have been involved in a great deal of theater and singing as well as being a biologist Eventually, I progressed to writing short scripts for the stage and full-length scripts for radio theater. Several of the radio scripts were produced in NJ and NY by various theater companies and one has been recorded and released.The greatest inspirations for my writing are my iguanas, my personal pets and the iguanas who passed through my iguana rescue in NJ. I am currently writing children’s stories as well as murder mysteries. So many stories, so little time.I live with my iguanas (4 species), tortoises, tegus, and turtle.Other books include Conversations with Dudley Dewlap: The World from a Lizard Point of View (audio theater scripts), and Curtis Curly-tail and the Ship of Sneakers. Both are available in print on Amazon.com.

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CONVERSATIONS WITH DUDLEY DEWLAP

Audio Theater Scripts on the World from a Lizard Point of View

By Elaine A. Powers

Elaine A. Powers © 2014

ISBN: 9781370818730

Title: Conversations with Dudley Dewlap: Audio Theater Scripts on the World from a Lizard Point of View

Author: Elaine A. Powers

Publisher: Smashwords, Inc.

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Smashwords Edition, License Notes

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Cover illustration by Jessica M. Powers

Formatting by Hale Author Services

DEDICATION

These scripts are dedicated to my parents who shared their love of theater with me and to my iguanas, Noel and Algae, who shared their lives with me.

PRODUCTION NOTES

These scripts may be performed with the purchase of a copy of this book for each performer and participant in the production with proper credit to the author. The scripts may be performed in combination or individually. They may be performed as radio/audio theater, reader’s theater, or staged with costumes.

Many of the characters may be performed as male or female.

If performed as female, the Dudley Dewlap character is Didi Dewlap.

If performed as female, the Miles Monitor character is Molly Monitor.

Some of the scripts have additional characters. Some of these characters may be performed as male or female but many must be performed as specified.

The sound effects () and music cues are given in italics within parentheses.

Some punctuation has been eliminated to assist in the flow of the reading.

Definitions

BITE CUE: This line interrupts the previous line.

WALLA WALLA: background crowd noises

These scripts were written for Hunterdon County, NJ, but the location may be changed for a performance.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Episode

INTRODUCTION

HOLIDAY

FIRST NOEL

EVANGELIZARD

PET PSYCHIC

THE HEX

SERVICE

LIARS

AUDITIONS

POLE SITTING

ON THE SET

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

HISTORY OF HUNTERDON COUNTY

INTRODUCTION

Narrator

Dudley

Miles

NARRATOR: Dear ladies and gentlemen of the listening public. Hunterdon Radio Theatre will soon be airing a new talk-show program. We will be bringing you conversations with Dudley Dewlap and Miles Monitor. Although Dudley and Miles are new to the New Jersey area, they’ve been heard throughout the South. In anticipation of them joining the HRT family, we’d like to have them introduce themselves. Dudley, will you start?

DUDLEY: Thanks ________. (INSERT NARRATOR’S NAME) Let me start by saying how excited Miles and I are to be coming to New Jersey. We’re eager to learn what you grow here in the Garden State.

MILES: Must you always think about your stomach?

DUDLEY: We herbivores have to consume a lot of vegetables to meet our daily requirements. We can’t just swallow a rat per week and be done.

MILES: Well folks, now that you know Dudley’s favorite topic, let me tell you a little about myself. I’m a water monitor,

DUDLEY: (BITE CUE) Does that mean you check the levels in the reservoirs?

MILES: If I may continue, monitors are native to hot, wet places in Asia. I like swimming and stalking prey. I’m not a gourmet, eating pretty much anything. I even have a fondness for carrion.

DUDLEY: And yes ladies, he is single. I, on the other hand, am a vegetarian, eating only vegetables, flowers and a little fruit. And I don’t eat just any vegetables, I’m very particular.

MILES: Oh yeah? How so?

DUDLEY: Don’t even think of serving me lettuce.

MILES: Why not?

DUDLEY: No nutrition! Just water and a little cellulose. I had lettuce served to me mixed in a salad of collard and mustard greens once and I picked out every last piece of lettuce and spit it out on the floor. I assure you, the establishment learned its lesson.

MILES: Wasn’t that a little rude?

DUDLEY: Not when we’re talking about my health!

NARRATOR: What activities