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"If there's a thing, a scene, maybe, an image that you want to see real bad, that you need to see but it doesn't exist in the world around you, at least not in the form you envision, then you create it so you can look at it and have it around, or show it to other people who wouldn't have imagined it because they perceive reality in a more shallow, predictable way. And that's it. That's all an artist does."
-Tom Robbins, Skinny Legs and All
Saturday, March 29th, 9:30 PM - One Night Only Workshop Performance
Duncan Pflaster, Playwright
Paula D'Alessandris, Director
Trey Radu-Blackburn, Performer
Discover the quirky, caffeinated world of "Bartleby the Barista," a one-person play that reimagines Herman Melville's classic "Bartleby the Scrivener" through the lens of a modern-day coffee shop. In this clever adaptation, follow the enigmatic Bartleby, who swaps his pen for an espresso machine but maintains his peculiar mantra, "I would prefer not to." As the orders pile up, Bartleby’s refusal to conform stirs up existential questions and frothy chaos among his manager, his fellow baristas and the shop's regulars. With a spoonful of humor, a shot of philosophy, and a dash of drama, "Bartleby the Barista" serves up a refreshing take on individuality and social conformity.
Bartleby the Barista
a new one-person Show
Duncan has a new interview on the podcast Hamlet to Hamilton: Exploring Verse Drama. Nearly four hours of geeking out about iambic pentameter as used in theatre writing, with examples from Duncan's body of work. Check it out on Spotify or wherever your podcasts are found!
Duncan had a wonderful book signing and interview at the venerable Drama Book Shop on September 26th, selling out all their copies of his plays that they had in stock. There was a moderated conversation with Duncan about his body of work and his three plays published by Next Stage Press as well as an audience Q&A, all of which was recorded for Drama Book Shop's podcast The Drama Book Show, which should be coming out in a few months. Keep your ears peeled for that!
PansyVision!
Pansyvision is the fake all-Queer cinema fantasy series from the producers of Strapped for Danger!
Different writers created fake gay movies from different decades - the one written by Duncan is the 1950s Biblical Epic David and Jonathan! He also wrote the song "My Cowboy Joe" for another episode and has a cameo in the silent film episode.
See all of PansyVision on their YouTube!
Published Plays
The wonderful people at Next Stage Press have published Duncan's plays A Touch of Cinema and Harmony Hall, and perennial favorite Fourteen Hundred and Sixty Sketches of Your Left Hand. You can purchase them at Next Stage Press.
