Taking the Plunge

By Greg Edwards and Amanda Louise Miller

Originally Produced by 8Minute Musicals for the New York Musical Theatre Festival 2010

Taking the Plunge is an uplifting (and down-falling) piece about two people who ascend Big Ben for purposes of death. Hilarity ensues.

Characters

• MRS. CHESTERFIELD, a society matron, Angela Chesterfield's mother
• RALPH SPUNT, a nebbish veterinarian, Angela Chesterfield's fiancé

Productions

• Samuel French Off Off Broadway Festival (New York, 2011; Festival Finalist)
• New York Musical Theatre Festival (New York, 2010)

Press

• Exeunt Magazine's Review: Short and Sweet
• Samuel French Profile: TAKING THE PLUNGE
• Semi-finalists Set for 36th SAMUEL FRENCH OFF OFF B'WAY SHORT PLAY FEST
• NYMF and AWOL Theatre Project, Inc. Present 8Minute Musicals
• Cast, Composers, Directors and Writers Announced for 8 Minute Musicals

Backstory

For 8Minute Musicals, writers are paired randomly (e.g. the lovely Amanda Louise Miller and me); given a theme (e.g. a ticking clock), writing requirements (e.g. must include a foreign phrase and the line "What are you waiting for?"), and two actors (the amazing Sue Mathys and Kevin Loreque); and set loose to write an eight-minute show in three days. Taking the Plunge was the result.