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Platelets: Twelve Scenes For Actors
Twelve scenes. Twelve encounters. Twelve chances for actors to disappear into someone else’s life.
PLATELETS is a collection of short theatrical pieces by Champ Clark—funny, unsettling, tender, absurd, and sometimes dark. Lovers, strangers, dreamers, failures, eccentrics and ordinary people caught at extraordinary moments move through these pages, each revealing something unexpected about themselves.
Written with an actor’s ear for dialogue and a storyteller’s affection for flawed human beings, these compact scenes can stand alone for performance, audition, class work or simply reading—or together as an unconventional evening of theater.
Some are comic. Some hurt. Some are a little strange.
All of them are about people trying, somehow, to connect.
PLATELETS is a collection of short theatrical pieces by Champ Clark—funny, unsettling, tender, absurd, and sometimes dark. Lovers, strangers, dreamers, failures, eccentrics and ordinary people caught at extraordinary moments move through these pages, each revealing something unexpected about themselves.
Written with an actor’s ear for dialogue and a storyteller’s affection for flawed human beings, these compact scenes can stand alone for performance, audition, class work or simply reading—or together as an unconventional evening of theater.
Some are comic. Some hurt. Some are a little strange.
All of them are about people trying, somehow, to connect.
82 pages, Paperback
Published September 21, 2026
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October 22, 2026
Champ Clark’s Platelets: Twelve Scenes For Actors is a collection of twelve short theatrical pieces exploring the unpredictable nature of human relationships and the moments that reveal who people really are. Funny, unsettling, tender, absurd, and occasionally dark, the scenes bring together lovers, strangers, dreamers, eccentrics, and ordinary people caught in extraordinary circumstances.
A defining feature of the collection is its emphasis on dialogue and flawed, recognizable characters. Each encounter offers an opportunity to explore vulnerability, unexpected revelations, and the human desire for connection. The variety of tones gives performers room to explore different emotional registers, while the compact format allows individual scenes to stand alone or be combined into an unconventional theatrical program.
Published on September 21, 2026, the 82-page paperback may appeal to actors, directors, theater students, drama educators, and readers who enjoy contemporary dramatic writing. Its potential uses include auditions, classroom exercises, independent performances, and personal reading.
Overall, Platelets offers a versatile collection for those interested in character-driven theater. Its combination of varied emotional tones, concise scenes, and relatable human struggles makes it a potentially useful resource for performers while offering readers a thoughtful glimpse into the unexpected ways people seek understanding and connection.
A defining feature of the collection is its emphasis on dialogue and flawed, recognizable characters. Each encounter offers an opportunity to explore vulnerability, unexpected revelations, and the human desire for connection. The variety of tones gives performers room to explore different emotional registers, while the compact format allows individual scenes to stand alone or be combined into an unconventional theatrical program.
Published on September 21, 2026, the 82-page paperback may appeal to actors, directors, theater students, drama educators, and readers who enjoy contemporary dramatic writing. Its potential uses include auditions, classroom exercises, independent performances, and personal reading.
Overall, Platelets offers a versatile collection for those interested in character-driven theater. Its combination of varied emotional tones, concise scenes, and relatable human struggles makes it a potentially useful resource for performers while offering readers a thoughtful glimpse into the unexpected ways people seek understanding and connection.
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