Don't Wake the President

Short Plays

By: Paul DiLella
Cast: 2 flexible
Performance Time: Approximately 5-10 minutes, 6 pgs

COMEDY. Two White House officers must decide which major international event warrants waking the President from his deep slumber: a French military installation break-in, major flooding in India, North Korea testing its first nuclear weapon, the Russians losing a submarine, a major hurricane headed toward Cuba, or the recall of the President’s favorite videogame. Included in the short play collection "Fixer-Upper."

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Paul DiLella has published several plays and is a graduate of Syracuse University with a degree in speech and theatre. Mr. DiLella has taught speech, theatre, and English at Pahrump Valley High School.