The Daddys

The Daddys

10 Minute Play
Character Breakdown

4 men 1 woman

Little Philip- A ten-year old boy . He wears a sailor suit or a prep school uniform.
Mother- Little Phillips Mother. An Heiress.
Mertrude- The Steward
The Daddys- played by one actor or a puppet or slides) Daddy with a kitten and an ax in his head, Daddy with leprosy, Daddy with a sausage in his ass and Daddy the Piñata
The New Daddys-( played by one actor) Enrique The Ecuadorian Pool cleaner, Guru Don The Voodoo High Priest and Marcel the Artist

Synopsis
A young boy’s search for his father reveals the upsetting truth

Production History
The Daddys was produced by Three Card Monty as part of 14/48 in 2005.

Selected Excerpt

Little Philip
Mother came home from Safari Mother enters with a Safari hat on and a pelt. She never spoke of father. She gave me new fathers.
Mother sits at a table calmly writing with a quill pen. There are men’s shoes clearly visible underneath. Philip kicks at them.
Mother
Little Philip. What is the capital of Turkmenistan?
Little Philip
Ashgabat.
Mother
Good. How many people choke to death every year on ball-point pens?
Little Philip
Kicks at the boots again
Roughly 100
Mother
Perfect. I am pleased to see you haven’t been neglecting your studies while I was gone. Stupid little boys are sometimes fed to lunatics. Would you like a biscuit my perfect little man?
Little Philip
Yes.
Mother
Then, say hello to your brand new Daddy Enrique Enrique crawls out from under the table
Little Philip
Enrique is our Ecuadorian pool cleaner.
Mother
Enrique is your Daddy. Now say hello or no biscuit.
Little Philip
Hello Daddy.
Mother throws a biscuit, Little Philip catches it in his mouth.
Mother
You are Mother’s little bunny. You’re my little prince.
Enrique
Chupe mantequilla de mi culo English translation- Suck butter from my ass
Mother
See Little Philip. Enrique loves you
copyright 2005