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The Day the Internet Died
On a sunny day in the town of Bloomington, a devastating occurrence happens. No, it's not famine, or floods, or loss of your basic rights. The Internet has gone down! And it will continue to be down! For a week! A whole week! Pandemonium! In a world that is so dependent on the Internet for shopping, mailing, and posting pictures of cute babies, how will society function? Not well as it turns out. The Day the Internet Died hilariously explores how inept we are at dating, research, and basic human interactions when we don't have a screen to look at.
This is a play for 10-50 actors
This is a play for 10-50 actors
- GenresPlays
72 pages, Paperback
Published January 1, 2017
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About the author
Ian McWethy
43 books3 followersOver fifty of Ian's plays have been published and have been performed in all fifty states as well as fifty countries abroad. He’s also co-written two novels with Carrie McCrossen, Margot Mertz Takes It Down and Margot Mertz For The Win, published by Penguin Randomhouse. He’s happily married to that same Carrie McCrossen, where they live in Los Angeles with their two kiddos. Mr. McWethy is represented by Alex Platis of Untitled Management, Noah Ballard of Verve, and Jay Patel of PeikoffMahan.
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February 22, 2024
Basic Plot: The Internet in a town mysteriously goes down and the townspeople have to cope with its lack.
There were a lot of funny moments in here as the townspeople attempt to navigate life without Twitter, Internet dating, Google, and more. I know all too well how dependent we are (young and old) on the Internet for literally every aspect of work, social life, news, etc. As a teacher, I use the Internet to hunt for lesson ideas, post assignments, assign research, do research, grade my students' work, read news- almost everything. Honestly, it's a miracle I still use a paper plan book. It's both funny and clean. There are rabbit holes the authors could have gone down and didn't. Material-wise, it suits high schoolers just fine, though almost all of the characters in the play are intended to be full adults. It will make for some fun exercises in class, I think.
There were a lot of funny moments in here as the townspeople attempt to navigate life without Twitter, Internet dating, Google, and more. I know all too well how dependent we are (young and old) on the Internet for literally every aspect of work, social life, news, etc. As a teacher, I use the Internet to hunt for lesson ideas, post assignments, assign research, do research, grade my students' work, read news- almost everything. Honestly, it's a miracle I still use a paper plan book. It's both funny and clean. There are rabbit holes the authors could have gone down and didn't. Material-wise, it suits high schoolers just fine, though almost all of the characters in the play are intended to be full adults. It will make for some fun exercises in class, I think.
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