What is BCT Shorts, the Zoom Edition?
BCT Shorts 2021 is Volume 2 in a series of one-act plays that the BCT Community has put together to keep theatre alive in the time of Covid-19. Some of Volume 1 (BCT Shorts 2020) were able to be filmed in person but with the worsening conditions in Bangkok, Volume 2 was specifically created to be filmed on Zoom and streamed on the BCT YouTube channel. The staging is minimal, the creativity is maximum and we have tried to create an inclusive and supportive environment for everyone involved. Enjoy!
WYWH
A college girl in modern day 2021 pursues romance in a chat room with an unexpected new friend – a telegraph operator in 1881.
Please note: This production contains mild swearing.
FEELING ALONE
An astronaut aboard the International Space Station ponders our place in the universe with an unimpressed ground control officer.
BLAME IT ON BARBIE
The entire story of Blame it on Barbie takes place on a zoom call. Terry, a university student, has called her mother to tell her she is switching her major…..
ABU
Is it strange for a 32-year-old man to still have a teddy bear? What if that teddy bear is alive? And what if that teddy bear waits for the man to go work, then records videos for his popular Youtube channel? What if, one day, the man finds out? Would that be strange?
DEAR NEIGHBOR
Did you say ‘love your neighbors?’ Seriously? The short play ‘Dear Neighbor‘ by Allie Costa is about two neighbors, living in different flats & sharing their inner thoughts loudly as to how they LOVE their surrounding neighbors.
BANDWIDTH
Bandwidth takes a peek into commerce and work-life balance in a near-future where everything has moved inside because of the persistent virus.
Please note: This production contains mild swearing.
A NOVEL IDEA
The story of A Novel Idea takes place on a Zoom call between 4 co-workers from a crafts store who are all at home social distancing due to the pandemic. They have decided to start a book club.
A MATTER OF HUSBANDS
A wife who believes her husband is cheating on her confronts an actress who she believes has stolen her spouse.
THE CLINIC OF UNHAPPINESS AND NEGATIVE THERAPY
In this darkly comedic webplay, Basil, a painter struggling with artist’s block, turns to the eccentric Doctor Sturr, whose unconventional therapy promises to restore his creativity, and bring meaning to his life… by turning it into a living hell.
A SIGN
Written specifically for Zoom, A Sign by Savannah Rachael is a lovely short play about Andrew and Sara. Andrew has a personal problem and he is reaching out to Sara for her help. Will she be able to help him?
TAKING SUM LUMPS
It’s seven years of bad luck! What would you do? Spread it over 84 months or get it over and done with in 1 day?
Does Felicity Chance take a chance? Can she survive the diabolical forces swirling around her? Tune in and find out?
THE HIDDEN KILLER
Dwight is connected with Meg on a first zoom date. Unbeknownst to Meg , there is a killer on the loose in her house. Dwight must help guide the woman he only just met to safety. Will Meg survive? Will Dwight save the day? Or there is something more mysterious lurking in the background.
CHOICES
Choices is a Black Mirror-esque dark comedy in which a debtor burdened by crushing student loans is offered a way out . . . but is the deal too good to be true?