Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
Ebook36 pages21 minutes
Dating Joe
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
()
About this ebook
Play script. One act, monologue.
It is pre the days of dating apps. Introverted Joe Thompson is lonely and looking for love. He turns to a dating agency and trips over himself as a result.
Over the course of the play we see Joe's narrative evolve as he reveals more of himself.
Read more from Mark Fletcher
Sunset BBQ Not Dead Yet! Stories from the Last Stop Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsChasing Rabbits Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTeething Problems Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratings
Related to Dating Joe
Related ebooks
There's No Skateboarding In Jail Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsTo Laugh At Death: Short Fiction Clean Romance Cozy Mystery Fantasy Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Suicide Letter/the Aftermath Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFaking It: A laugh-out-loud fish out of water romantic comedy from MILLION-COPY BESTSELLER Portia MacIntosh Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Inappropriate Behaviour Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ultimate Monologue Book for Middle School Actors Volume I: 111 One-Minute Monologues Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Far Away Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStuff We All Get Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5House Arrest Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Love and Shortstops: Game Time, #4 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsVampire Reborn Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsHeck, I Don't Know... I Just Make Donuts: Tales From Behind the Bakery Door, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsStuffed Squirrels & Porcelain Angels Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsConjoined at the Soul Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Ultimate Audition Book for Teens Volume 12: 111 One-Minute Monologues - Just Comedy! Rating: 1 out of 5 stars1/5Feeling The Moment Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsDark Days Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5Eating at Me Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsSacred Daggers: A PIT VIPER MYSTERY, #1 Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsPunishing A Good Deed Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYear of Yes: How to Dance It Out, Stand In the Sun and Be Your Own Person Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Gold Dust Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5My... Life Behind Bars Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsThe Lotus Killer Flower of Death Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMissing You (Text Me) Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsMarley Scrood: Anti-Bullying Series Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsButterfly Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsYou and I Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Dead City Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Parliament Square (NHB Modern Plays) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5
Performing Arts For You
The Measure: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Finding Me: An Oprah's Book Club Pick Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Robin Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Yes Please Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Becoming Free Indeed: My Story of Disentangling Faith from Fear Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Bell Jar: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Dolly Parton, Songteller: My Life in Lyrics Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Macbeth (new classics) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Down the Rabbit Hole: Curious Adventures and Cautionary Tales of a Former Playboy Bunny Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Angels in America: A Gay Fantasia on National Themes: Revised and Complete Edition Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Mash: A Novel About Three Army Doctors Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Sisters Brothers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Boy Swallows Universe: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing: A Memoir Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5Coreyography: A Memoir Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Count Of Monte Cristo (Unabridged) Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The History of Sketch Comedy: A Journey through the Art and Craft of Humor Rating: 0 out of 5 stars0 ratingsFor colored girls who have considered suicide/When the rainbow is enuf Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Diamond Eye: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Stories I Only Tell My Friends: An Autobiography Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Post Office: A Novel Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5A Midsummer Night's Dream, with line numbers Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Born a Crime: Stories from a South African Childhood Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Lucky Dog Lessons: Train Your Dog in 7 Days Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Romeo and Juliet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5Hamlet Rating: 4 out of 5 stars4/5The Complete Sherlock Holmes Rating: 5 out of 5 stars5/5How to Make Love Like a Porn Star: A Cautionary Tale Rating: 3 out of 5 stars3/5
Related podcast episodes
Reboot: Sex Spoken Here: Sex Love Stories 1 0% found this document usefulEp 6: Seventeen Calls 100% found this document usefulLearn the English Phrases "on good terms" and "on bad terms" 0% found this document usefulYour Success Is A Blink Away: The difference between failure and success. 0% found this document usefulCan I Earn £20,000 Per Year Online: What does it takes to earn 20k online in all honesty? 0% found this document usefulLearn the English Phrases I CAVED and MAN CAVE 0% found this document usefulI Feel Down In The Dumps: Why do we feel depressed sometimes and is this a bad thing at all? 0% found this document useful13. How Did You Get Into It? 0% found this document usefulAbout Inspiration and Experiences 0% found this document usefulFive Stages To Success: Can You Name The Five Stages To Success? 0% found this document usefulChecking In with Ronald Young Jr.: "It's easy to be lost in the cracks." 0% found this document usefulEpisode 110-Tribute to my mother: Childless not by Choice 0% found this document usefulTake It Easy: Lets make life as easy as possible...have fun today! 0% found this document usefulDog Training Q and A! 10/15/2020: Dealing with an adolescent dog and trying to find the perfect puppy 0% found this document usefulLearn the English Phrases TO DO THE TRICK and TO PLAY A TRICK 0% found this document useful
Related articles
You Talkin' To Me? Total FilmUNLIMITED
You Talkin' To Me?
Jun 22, 2023
3 min readHard Times Boxing NewsUNLIMITED
Hard Times
Jan 21, 2021
6 min readJoanna Scanlan The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Joanna Scanlan
May 24, 2021
A At 16 I was at a very pleasant girls’ boarding school in North Wales. I enjoyed that life, I had bags of fabulous friends – I’ve enjoyed friendship all through my life. Until I was 16 I always took it upon myself to stand up for what I saw as injus
5 min readParminder Nagra The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Parminder Nagra
May 2, 2022
5 min readAnything You Love Works, Right? Woman & Home South AfricaUNLIMITED
Anything You Love Works, Right?
Sep 16, 2019
5 min readI Failed My Daughter You South AfricaUNLIMITED
I Failed My Daughter
Jul 29, 2022
9 min readSamuel West The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Samuel West
Aug 30, 2021
5 min readRise Of The Prince Men's Health AustraliaUNLIMITED
Rise Of The Prince
Sep 1, 2019
7 min read‘‘i’m Much Tamer Than Mom’’ FilmfareUNLIMITED
‘‘i’m Much Tamer Than Mom’’
Sep 29, 2020
5 min readCHRIS McCAUSLAND The Big IssueUNLIMITED
CHRIS McCAUSLAND
Nov 11, 2024
7 min readThe Secrets To Living Well, According To Jeff Goldblum Men's Health AustraliaUNLIMITED
The Secrets To Living Well, According To Jeff Goldblum
Jun 5, 2022
7 min readAdam Pearson The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Adam Pearson
Sep 23, 2024
6 min readAdam Pearson The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Adam Pearson
Sep 23, 2024
5 min readYou Talkin’ To Me? Total FilmUNLIMITED
You Talkin’ To Me?
Oct 14, 2021
IN THE CROSSHAIRS THIS MONTH JASON ISAACS Are you talkin’ to me? I’m thrilled because I usually walk around talking to myself. I sometimes pretend I’m having a conversation with someone on bluetooth, but in fact I’m just doing that George Costanza th
3 min readDeborah Meaden The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Deborah Meaden
Jul 10, 2023
6 min readBackground Art Journal of Alta CaliforniaUNLIMITED
Background Art
Mar 31, 2020
I’m sitting on the last stool at the bar. My drink sits in front of me. I’m waiting for a man who isn’t my husband to fill the next seat over. It’s 10:30 a.m. I’ve been here for an hour. The bar, like any good dive, has a pool table. There are 12 or
6 min readAnya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke Little White LiesUNLIMITED
Anya Taylor-Joy and Olivia Cooke
Mar 9, 2018
3 min readLetters to Mum The Australian Women's WeeklyUNLIMITED
Letters to Mum
Mar 24, 2021
Dear Mum, There are still times when I go to call you. It seems inexplicable to me that you actually died. I used to wonder how it would feel, and after 16 years, I’m still not sure. The main thing I want to tell you is that I get it now. I understan
5 min readForever Changes HuckUNLIMITED
Forever Changes
Apr 25, 2018
7 min read“Help, I Am Always Late!” Cosmopolitan IndiaUNLIMITED
“Help, I Am Always Late!”
May 22, 2022
7 min readPaddy Considine The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Paddy Considine
Apr 4, 2022
6 min readWest End wizard New Zealand ListenerUNLIMITED
West End wizard
Oct 14, 2024
7 min readYou Talkin’ To Me? Total FilmUNLIMITED
You Talkin’ To Me?
Jun 25, 2021
IN THE CROSSHAIRS THIS MONTH RICHARD ARMITAGE Are you talkin’ to me? I am talking to you. If I’m perfectly honest, I’d rather be face to face, because I’m sick of Zoom. I went back to work on the show that I’m on at the moment, for Netflix. The first
3 min readYou Talkin' To Me? Total FilmUNLIMITED
You Talkin' To Me?
Jul 20, 2023
3 min readHelen Lederer The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Helen Lederer
Apr 8, 2024
6 min readThe Wonder Years Empire AustralasiaUNLIMITED
The Wonder Years
Mar 8, 2020
11 min readLetter To My Younger Self The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Letter To My Younger Self
Dec 13, 2021
3 min readMark Bonnar The Big IssueUNLIMITED
Mark Bonnar
Nov 28, 2022
5 min readBeing Elliot Page EsquireUNLIMITED
Being Elliot Page
Jun 2, 2022
16 min readSo Much To Fall In Love With Poets & WritersUNLIMITED
So Much To Fall In Love With
Aug 14, 2024
POINT one: Writing does not need to drive you crazy. It is an ancient endeavor. Honorable, true. I still handwrite, feeling the fat of an a, the delight of a q. Think of it as creating ants across the page. It’s summer now in New Mexico. Tree shadows
6 min read
Reviews for Dating Joe
Rating: 0 out of 5 stars
0 ratings
0 ratings0 reviews
Book preview
Dating Joe - Mark Fletcher
Dating Joe
By
Mark Fletcher
Smashwords edition.
© Copyright Mark Fletcher
29 Edinburgh St, Richmond VIC Australia
Telephone +61 418 321 338
Email [email protected]
SETTING.
Pre dating app 1990s.
SYNOPSIS
Joe is introverted and lonely. He and finds it hard to meet people. Bars don’t work out so he tries a dating agency.
After some false starts Joe completes his introductory video and sends it off for potential perfect partners to be found.
Joe is shocked to meet his first date, Ashley. Ashley is a girl and Joe is gay. Something has gone wrong with his paperwork at the dating agency.
So Joe starts again. Trouble is, he doesn’t come across as gay enough to be gay no matter how hard he tries.
He eventually and under considerable stress completes his ‘gay’ introductory video and is invited on a date.
Dating Joe ends emotionally with Joe ‘talking with’ his dead partner about his impending first date with David.
CAST
Joe Thompson. Fifties.
Dressed conservative casual. Trousers, shirt, tie and sweater. Straight looking.
STAGING
Set in Joe Thompson’s comfortable living room, the play takes place over several weeks. Usually in the evening.
PROPS
Portable phone.
Video camera and remote to operate it.
Sealed envelope containing A4 sheet of paper.
JOE THOMPSON IS SEATED UPRIGHT AND QUITE STIFFLY IN A LOUNGE CHAIR. HE IS AGITATED. HOLDS A SMALL REMOTE CONTROL DEVICE IN HIS HAND.
PRESSES A BUTTON ON THE REMOTE IN HIS HAND.
SITS UPRIGHT. FORMALLY YET TENTATIVELY.
My name is Joe Thompson.
PAUSES. PLEASED WITH HIMSELF.
I’m fifty four years old.
Enjoying the preview?
Page 1 of 1