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The Caucasian Chalk Circle
by Bertolt Brecht
As a violent coup erupts in the city, the Governor's Wife obsessively prioritizes her luxury wardrobe over her own safety and the welfare of her infant son. Her frantic demands and mistreatment of her servants create a chaotic atmosphere that ultimately leads to the abandonment of the child.
Black Mirror: The National Anthem
by Charlie Brooker
An art critic reflects on the shocking televised event involving the Prime Minister one year later, recontextualizing the national trauma as a massive piece of performance art. The scene highlights the public's complicity in the event and the unexpected political resilience of the Prime Minister.
Members of two collective farms meet with a government delegate to debate the ownership of a valley following the retreat of Nazi forces. The scene explores themes of heritage versus utility as the characters use humor, hospitality, and tradition to argue their claims to the land.
Joan Is Awful
Joan discusses her feelings of stagnation and lack of agency during a therapy session. She confesses to feeling like a bystander in her own life, trapped in a safe but unfulfilling relationship and a corporate job where she merely follows orders.
A high-profile actress confronts her lawyer after discovering that a streaming service is using her digital likeness to perform graphic and humiliating acts. She realizes with horror that she has signed away her image rights, leaving her with no legal recourse against the AI-generated content.
Joan and Salma Hayek break into the Streamberry server room to confront a technician about the show based on Joan's life. They are forced to face a mind-bending existential reality when they discover they are not real people, but digital likenesses living within a multi-layered simulation. The stakes escalate from a corporate break-in to a total breakdown of their perceived identities.
VEEP PILOT
by Barry Luc
Vice President Selina Meyer and her staff panic in a car while attempting to manage a PR disaster involving an ableist slur. The scene highlights the team's cynical incompetence as they debate whether to let one scandal overshadow another while Selina struggles to deliver a sincere apology over the phone.
In the Vice President's office, Dan successfully forges a signature and maneuvers his way into a job offer from Selina. Anna is horrified by the hiring of a known 'bastard', leading to a sharp confrontation with Selina about loyalty and who is actually using whom.
Dan relentlessly mocks Gary about his oversized bag and his role as the Vice President's personal aide. The tension escalates as Dan questions Gary's physical bravery and willingness to take a bullet, while Anna attempts to mediate the workplace bullying.
The Way of The World
by William Congreve
A seasoned actor addresses the audience to deliver a witty and self-deprecating prologue regarding the plight of poets and the unpredictability of public taste. He pleads for the audience's favor while satirically suggesting that the play contains no satire because the town is already too 'reformed' to need correction.
