“You are standing here because you know this is where you deserve to be.”
A new arrival joins the Line and questions the status quo, only to learn that to disobey the rules might have consequences they are unprepared to face.
Average Run Time: 10 minutes
Casting Breakdown: 4-5 (Any Gender, Any Ethnicity)
Genre: Absurdism
Set Requirements: None
Production History:
2024 Short + Sweet Festival, Hollywood, California (Semifinalist)
The Line is available to read by request (use form below) or at the New Play Exchange.
Matthew Namik. Photo: @labrujacreative / Veronica Rosas.
Flyer from the 2024 Short + Sweet Festival, Hollywood
How would that be fair if people could jump in and out of line as they pleased? What if someone else came? And they were willing to wait while you were off tra-la-la -ing about? How is that fair? What if your turn came up and you weren’t here? What should we do? Let everything grind to halt while we wait for you for who knows how long? Should we move to the next person only to have you show up? It would be chaos. Utter pandemonium!