“Shelter Skelter”

Bollow, Ludmilla (American playwright, writer, actress, 19__-____), “Shelter Skelter,”

a 10-minute meaningful comedy in English, set in an animal shelter, the present, 1m2f, • © 1998 by Ludmilla Bollow; • in Ludmilla Bollow’s Shelter Skelter (Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A.: The Author, 1998); • script/rights available from Ludmilla Bollow, 314 West Sugar Lane, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217, U.S.A., telephone (home) 414-352-8370, fax 414-352-8370, e-mail bollow@earthlink.net, http://home.earthlink.net/~bollow/. • Cited by Ludmilla Bollow via ftp April 2, 1998, and January 21, 2001; Bollow says,

§ Dramatis Personae Annie (f), 50, homeless person; Patron (f), 50, wealthy; Desk Clerk (m or f), any age, officious.;

§ Synopsis “Homeless person seeks residence at an animal shelter.”

§ Comment The animal shelter requires only a desk. Portable for touring. Numerous productions, prizes. Humor with a message. Presented at Beast Festival, Triangle Theatre, NY in 2003.”

§ Themes animal, homelessness, shelter, street life.

See also Ludmilla Bollow's

• "Allegra at the Beach," a 4-minute dramatic monolog in English, set on a beach, the present, 1f
• "Battle Hymn," a 10-minute drama in English, set in a park area outside a small midwest town, U.S.A., evening, 1998, 1m2f
• "The Beach Club," a 30-minute comedy-drama in English, set on a beach, , the present, 2m2f (+ optional walk-on)
• "Belle of the Bijou," a 45-minute drama in English, set in the ticket taker booth, Bijou theatre, night, the present, 1f
• "Bitsy and Her Friends," a 30-minute sparkling comedy in English, set in the garden of the Wyndham Estate, which has fallen into disrepair, on a summer afternoon, today, 6f, available elsewhere
• "Bunnies in a Bomb Shelter," a 10-minute comedy in English, set a simple home and bomb shelter, evening, a few years back, 2m2f (+ dramatic voice over)
• "By the Sea, by the Sea," a 20-minute comedy in English, set in a pool area in posh hotel, Texas, U.S.A., early morning, today, 2m1f (+ voice)
• "Carryon," a 10-minute play in English, set on a bare stage, no specific time, 1f (+ m or f voice)
• "Children of Sin," a 10-minute bare-stage dramatic monolog in English, set at a carnival, the present, 1f
• "City Sidewalks," a 15-minute drama in English, set on a city street, U.S.A., Christmas Eve, the present, 1f
• "Dateless in Wisconsin," a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a bar and kitchen, U.S.A., the present, 1m3f
• "Dental Mania," a 30-minute comedy in English, set in a decrepit dental office, three working days in January, the present, 1m2f
• "Dental Mania, Day One," a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a decrepit dental office, U.S.A., the present, 1m2f
• "Dental Mania, Day Three," a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a decrepit dental office, U.S.A., the present, 1m2f
• "Dental Mania, Day Two," a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a decrepit dental office, U.S.A., the present, 1m2f
• "Edwina at the Sanitarium," a 7-minute dramatic monolog in English, set in a sanitarium, U.S.A., 1880s, 1f
• "Fatless Future," a5- minute comedy in English, set in a living room, 2050, 1m1f
• "First Time," a 5-minute dramatic monolog in English, set in a beauty salon, the present, 1f
• "Flickering Fireflies," a 10-minute bare-stage comedy in English, set in _____, 2050, 2m2f
• "Four Widows from Wal-Mart," a 30-minute comedy in English, set on a bare stage with four chairs to indicate various locations, summer, the present, 4f (+ 1 male voice)
• "The Girl with Three Arms," a 25-minute dramatic monolog in English, set as an interview, winter, the present, 1f
• "A Gypsy's Tale," a 10-minute bare stage drama in English, set _____, Christmas, the present, 1f
• "Late/Late . . . Computer Date!," a 40-minute sentimental comedy in English, set in the sitting room of the Paisley sisters, evening of Veronica's first date, the present, 2f (+ possible bird extra)
• "Martha's Boy," a __-minute drama in English, set in a kitchen, the present, 2m1f
• "Moussaka Meeting," a 10-minute fantasy drama in English, set in a Greek restaurant, U.S.A., on a maternal birthday, March 23, the present, 1m2f
• "Nun Scene," a 10-minute bare-stage drama in English, set in a nunnery, U.S.A., the present, 2f
• "Ozmania," a 10-minute children's theatre fantasy comedy in English, set in Ozmania, in any time, 2m2f
• "Ring Around Rosie," a 29-minute drama in English, set on a stage with a small table, chair, and folding screen, the present, 1f
• "St. Cecelia," a 35-minute drama in English, set in the baths in the home of a patrician Roman family, middle of the third century, A.D., 1m3f
• "Stanley and Stella," a 10-minute comedy in English, set in a living room and a restaurant, New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.A., on Stanley and Stella's 25th anniversary, the present, 2m1f
• "Sunset Zoo," a 10-minute comedy with pathos in English, set in the day room of an old-age home, night, the present, 3m1f
• "TV Brides," a 45-minute drama in English, set on a bare stage, unfolding circling time, 1f
• "The Woman with 27 Children," a 45-minute drama in English, set on a bare stage, unfolding circling time, 1f

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