STAGE PLAY | THE MUSICAL | SCENE 1
New York City’s Best, the NYCDoE
The NYCDoE spells jobs, Sc.1
ACT I, Scene 1
CAST OF CHARACTERS
MR. KINCADE: Manager of the NYCDoHD, a man in his late 40s. Dressed to the nines. One wonders if there is a hidden depth in him that he’d long ago sacrificed for the priorities of the day.
BETTY: Co-assistant manager. A woman in her middle 30s. Speaks little. Only visible when her desk is illuminated.
MARSHALL: Co-assistant manager. A man in his middle 30s. Speaks little. Only visible when his desk is illuminated.
CHORUS: All the employees’ voices in unison.
GALLERY: A group of about twenty people, waiting for their numbers to be called. Some will have small speaking parts.
SETTING: The office of the New York City Department of Human Development (the NYCDoHD). Mr. Kincade’s desk, Downstage Center, facing right; a straight-back chair in front of it, facing the desk. Downstage left (between Mr. Kincade’s desk and those of the other employees) a private office door. Center Stage, rows of similar “manned” desks, being always in “near-total” shadow. Two of the desks in the center of the row nearest Mr. Kincade are occupied by Marshall and Betty…
