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Close Encounters of the Undead Kind

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Bad Taste in Boys

by Jeffrey Harr

Rachel has bad taste in boys: Jerry with the forehead tattoos, Nicky with the prison sentence, and Ed with the "being a zombie" thing.

 About 25 minutes

Times given are approximate and do not include intermissions/scene changes/breaks


 6
3 M | 3 W


Simple Set

Comedy Black Comedy
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Rachel has bad taste in boys: Jerry with the forehead tattoos, Nicky with the prison sentence, and Ed with the "being a zombie" thing.

She knows her parents will never understand or approve of her zombie boyfriend and that's the way she likes it. But what happens when her parents welcome Ed with open arms?

This play is part of Close Encounters of the Undead Kind, a collection of 3 plays
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