STAGE PLAY | THE MUSICAL | SCENE 2
New York City’s Best, the NYCDoE
The NYCDoE spells jobs, Sc.2
Note: WARNING to the squeamish among you, there is about a 1 minute song included, and the author has no recourse but to sing it himself. On a good day, I sound a bit like Bob Dylan singing a Pavarotti aria. Apologies.
[Summary of Scene 1, (click to read in full) Or scene 1 … in a nutshell: Mr. Kincade arrives at the office of the NYCDoHD and is greeted by the other employees. The playgoer/reader can see right away that Mr. Kincade takes his and his employee’s jobs seriously, to the point (in both song and speech) that he believes the city would collapse without the Department of Human Development’s part in keeping a fresh supply of workers to keep the gears of the city turning. And yet he has a deep need to make a real difference in one person’s life and — so far that dream has evaded him.]
Act I, Scene 2
CAST OF CHARACTERS
MR. KINCADE: Manager of the NYCDoHD, a man in his late 40s. Dressed to the nines. So very serious about his job mission! One wonders if there is a hidden depth that he’d long ago sacrificed for the priorities of the day.
ZACHARY PATIPERRO: So easy to love. A young man, 23 years old. his blond hair uncut, a broken nose, a jagged one-inch…
