Over Realm'd

Full-Lengths

By: J. Patrick Moss
Cast: 6 M, 7 F, 2 flexible, opt. extras
Performance Time: Approximately 75-90 mins, 73 pgs.

FARCE/FANTASY. When some friends gather to play their weekly role-playing game, Realm, a wish goes awry, a portal opens, and they find themselves falling through a void to the lush grasses of a distant, unfamiliar land. The gamers have entered the realm of Realm and are instantly transformed into a knight, a wizard, a barbarian warrior, a Dwarven Shield Sister, and “Steve the Party Elf.” To return home, the gamers must travel to the Forbidden Temple, where the evil Lich resides, to retrieve a “wishy thingy.” Along the way, the gamers insult a band of Orcs, imbibe potions from a wayward merchant, and outwit hungry necromancers. At the Lich’s tomb, they discover the Lich is suffering from a bad case of burnout. He finds slaying adventurers, raising undead guardians, and plotting and scheming to plunge the world into eternal darkness rather tedious. There are nonstop laughs in this sidesplitting homage to geekdom!

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J. Patrick Moss is a diamond coach in the National Forensic League, the director of forensics at two high schools, and serves on the executive boards of three regional forensic leagues. In 2022, he was named the National Speech and Debate Coach. Mr. Moss writes, directs, and acts in plays for his school’s theater troupe. He is a native of Rutherford County, NC, where he lives with his two daughters.