SHORT PLAY
Drama
Drama
The distinction between sabotaged and saboteur becomes
especially tangled by those studying the mechanism.
especially tangled by those studying the mechanism.
CHARACTER INFORMATION
Danny- 20s / Any Gender
Professor Hunter- 45 / Any Gender
Professor Hunter- 45 / Any Gender
THEMES
Higher Education, Plagiarism, Mentorship
Higher Education, Plagiarism, Mentorship
AWARDS & RECOGNITION
SHORTLIST
Left Edge Theatre, CA -2023
Left Edge Theatre, CA -2023
REVIEWS & RECOMMENDATIONS
“Oh, my, a great buildup of tension informs this story of a conversation between a student and their mentor as the student realizes there is something familiar in the mentor's new book. I don't want to spoil anything, but Mabey's tight and nuanced dialogue will keep you interested and, best of all, he leaves the audience guessing what will happen next. You may wish that he adds another scene so we can find out...”
(Bruce Karp)
(Bruce Karp)
“In this ‘Educating Danny’, academia is like a taxi ride. You hitch a lift with your supervisor as they rise up in the hierarchy, but you have to pay. This taut two-hander carefully dissects the psychology of student and mentor, the copy cat behaviour both in career and practices. But it’s also about two humans, each in their own way vulnerable, with plenty of layers for actors, director and audience to discover. A self contained short, also potentially part of a longer piece, hits all the right analytical and emotional buttons in its 10-minute span.”
(Alice Josephs)
(Alice Josephs)