
No Payne, No Gain Part 1 – Pay’ne It Forward
by Michelle de Joya
Performed by Noah Branch and Isa Condo-Olvera
Herald performed by Karen Wiese-Thompson
Directed by Leah Cooper
Sound design, editing and mixing by Peter Morrow, with engineering by Rachel Brees and sound design support by Dietrich Poppen
This play contains explicit language
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The Setting:
In the sunlight we see a brick building with a pale pink door, and blue awnings, in pale pink writing reads “Sweet Sensation, Mexican Bakery”, and above that is a worn green, white, and red “panaderia/pasteleria” sign. There are two windows, in one blinks bright pink “Sweet Sensation”, in the other window flickers “Bakery” in bright purple; both windows have a classic neon OPEN sign and are lined with color changing twinkling lights. Looking inside the windows we see six bakery cases along the walls, filled with at least 30 different types of bread based pasties. A teal bakery counter houses small hand held American flags, ceramic decor in the shapes of cakes and tea pots, and two tall pink high top tables surrounded by two soft teal stools at each. A friendly woman wearing a disposable apron smiles from behind the counter.
Synopsis:
Find out what’s sweeter in this busy bakery: the pastries or the pickup lines…

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